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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

ROGER JOHNSON, JR. v. TUFTON GROUP, INC., et al :

: : : CIVIL NO. L-99-144 :

MEMORANDUM Now before the Court are: (i) Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment; (ii) Defendants' Motion to Strike; and (iii) Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend the Complaint. Because counsel have

extensively briefed the motions, the Court will dispense with a hearing. See Local Rule 105.6 (D.Md. 2000).

Plaintiff, Roger Johnson, an African-American, was a personal employee of Defendants, Calvin and Kelly Ripken. Johnson performed

odd jobs at their home such as mowing the lawn, pruning trees, and washing the cars. Following extensive construction on their twenty-

five acre property, the Ripkens decided to hire a full-time estate manager. The Ripkens hired a series of demonstrably better qualified Claiming that the Ripkens failed to

individuals for the position.

promote him to estate manager because of his race, Johnson filed the instant suit. Briefly stated, this Court finds that: (i) Johnson's claim under 42 U.S.C.

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