Assistant Coach Shoots Air Ball in Title VII Suit against University, Former AD

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the University of Detroit-Mercy (UDM) and its athletic director in a case where both were sued by a former assistant basketball coach, who claimed that they retaliated against him in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.   The panel of judges found specifically that plaintiff Carlos Briggs failed to establish the requisite prima facie case of retaliation “because he did not reasonably believe that he was engaging in protect