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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND : LAVERNE MORSE : v. : Civil Action No. DKC 2003-0087 : GIANT FOOD, INC. : MEMORANDUM OPINION Presently pending and ready for resolution in this

employment discrimination case is the motion of Defendant Giant Food, Inc. (Giant) for summary judgment. The issues have been

fully briefed and the court now rules, no hearing being deemed necessary. Local Rule 105.6. For the following reasons, the

motion for summary judgment will be granted. I. Background A. Factual Background

The following facts are uncontroverted or taken in the light most favorable to Plaintiff unless otherwise indicated.

Plaintiff Laverne Morse, an African-American, was employed by Defendant Giant as a cashier at store number 216 in Greenbelt, Maryland beginning on April 21, 1986. On March 26, 2002,

Plaintiff worked the shift that started at 8 a.m. and ended at 2 p.m. removed Plaintiff ended her shift at approximately 2:10 p.m., her uniform, and then proceeded to purchase a few

grocery items from Defendant.

As Plaintiff was exiting the

store with her purchases, a security guard in plain clothes approached her from behind and said, "Your store manager said . . . .," to which Plaintiff responded, "You tell the store manager . . . ." According to Plaintiff, nothing else was said, See

and Plaintiff continued out the exit of the store and left. Paper 56, Ex. 1 ("Morse Dep.") at 73

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