68 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 986, 66 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,665, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6314, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,772 Donald E. Messick v. Horizon Industries Inc., a Georgia Corporation Mohawk Carpet Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

62 F.3d 1227 68 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 986 , 66 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,665 , 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6314 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10 ,772 Donald E. MESSICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HORIZON INDUSTRIES INC., a Georgia corporation; Mohawk Carpet Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35025. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 10, 1995. Decided Aug. 10, 1995. 1 Donald B. Potter, Portland, OR, for plaintiff-appellant. 2 Rosemary C. Lumpkins (argued), Edward Katze, Costangy, Brooks & Smith, Atlanta, GA, for defendants-appellees. 3 John V. Acosta, Maryann Yelnosky-Smith, Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones & Grey, Portland, OR, for defendants-appellees. 4 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. 5 Before: GOODWIN and HUG, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge. * WILLIAM W. SCHWARZER, District Judge: 6 Procedural status. Donald Messick was terminated from his employment by Horizon Industries in 1992. Horizon has since been acquired by defendant Mohawk Carpet Corporation. Messick brought this action charging violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. Sec.…