53 Fair empl.prac.cas. 59, 53 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,006 Claude Rodriguez, Leroy E. Gibbs v. General Motors Corporation H.R.M. Committee David Harriet Marlin Hess Kenneth Bridges K.C. Beck Dennis Heinemann Richard Conrad Robert Weatherly

904 F.2d 531 53 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 59 , 53 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,006 Claude RODRIGUEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, Leroy E. Gibbs, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION; H.R.M. Committee; David Harriet; Marlin Hess; Kenneth Bridges; K.C. Beck; Dennis Heinemann; Richard Conrad; Robert Weatherly, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-6150. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 11, 1990. Decided June 6, 1990. Peter F. Laura, and Mickey J. Wheatley, Law Offices of Leroy S. Walker, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Andrew C. Peterson, and Stephen L. Berry, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before BROWNING, NOONAN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. NOONAN, Circuit Judge: 1 Leroy E. Gibbs brought suit against General Motors Corporation and named individuals (GM) for the deprivation of civil rights guaranteed under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1981 . The district court granted summary judgment for GM. Gibbs appealed. The case is very close, but we think Gibbs has put forward maybe just enough evidence to require a jury to…