Alvin TUCKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEJONG ALABAMA, LLC, Sejong Georgia, LLC, Defendants-Appellees, 519 F. App'x 579

PER CURIAM: Alvin Tucker, an African-American citizen of the United States, appeals pro se the district court’s grant of

summary judgment in favor of Sejong Alabama, LLC and Sejong Georgia, LLC (collectively “Sejong”) in Tucker’s employment discrimination action under 42 U.S.C. § 1981; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2(a), 2000e-3(a); and several Alabama torts. On appeal, Tucker argues that the district court erred in granting Sejong’s motion for

summary judgment on Tucker’s discriminatory and retaliatory termination claims under § 1981 and Title VII, as well as on his state law claims. Upon review of the record and consideration of the parties’ briefs, we affirm. The only federal claims that Tucker has preserved for appeal are his claims of discriminatory and retaliatory termination. Tucker argues that the district court erred in finding that he had offered no direct evidence of discrimination. This argument is without merit. Tucker has failed to identify any statements by Sejong’s managers that show a discriminatory intent without inference.

See Hinson v. Clinch Cnty., Ga. Bd. of Educ., 231 F.3d 821, 827 (11th Cir.2000). Tucker has likewise not established sufficient circumstantial evidence of a prima facie case of discrimination or retaliation with regard to his termination. Nonetheless, even assuming arguendo that Tucker established a prima facie case for his discrimination and retaliation claims, the district court did not err in granting Sejong’s motion for

summary judgment because Tucker did not show that Sejong’s reason for firing him was pretextual. See Chapman v. AI Transp., 229 F.3d 1012, 1024-25 (11th Cir.2000) (en banc). Accordingly, we affirm. AFFIRMED.