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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS

BARBARA LUNDY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v THYSSEN KRUPP STEEL NA, INC., OLON VINCENT HALE, and WILLIAM SANFILIPPO, Defendant-Appellees.

UNPUBLISHED January 18, 2011

No. 294611 Wayne Circuit Court LC No. 08-105390-CD

Before: FORT HOOD, P.J., and MURRAY and SERVITTO, JJ. PER CURIAM. Plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court's order granting Defendants' motion for summary disposition and dismissing her claims under the Elliot Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA), MCL 37.2101 et seq. We affirm. I. BACKGROUND This case arises out of plaintiff's allegations of discrimination, a hostile work environment, disparate treatment, and retaliation at the hands of her superiors who terminated her employment with defendant Thyssen Krupp Steel NA, Inc., (TKS). Defendants maintain that plaintiff's termination was due to her poor work performance that persisted despite the imposition of appropriate disciplinary procedures as set forth in the parties' collective bargaining agreement. TKS operates a steel processing plant in Detroit that supplies customers primarily in the automotive sector. Nearly 90 percent of TKS's business is with Chrysler Corporation. Plaintiff was employed with TKS from December 16, 1996, until her termination on August 23, 2006. She held several different positions during this period, and at the time of her termination, was working as a line inspector

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