Dreyon Wynn v. University of Toledo

Type

Opinion

Author

Stephanie Dawkins Davis

Filed

Feb. 26, 2026

Case

Dreyon Wynn v. University of Toledo

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 26a0097n.06 Case No. 24-3586 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Feb 26, 2026 ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk DREYON WYNN, ) Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE NORTHERN UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, ) DISTRICT OF OHIO Defendant-Appellee. ) OPINION Before: BOGGS, LARSEN, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. DAVIS, Circuit Judge. Dreyon Wynn worked at the University of Toledo as its Director of Labor Relations and Human Resources Compliance for less than a year when he was terminated in January 2021. After Wynn failed to return his university-issued laptop as requested, his boss reported the matter to law enforcement. University police subsequently arrested Wynn while he was returning the laptop. Wynn sued the University, alleging racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., (“Title VII”). He claimed that the University failed to promote him and ultimately discharged him based on his race and that it also terminated him and caused his arrest in retaliation for protected activity. The district court granted Unive…

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