Anthony Warren v. Chester County, TN

Type

Opinion

Author

David William McKeague

Filed

Feb. 10, 2026

Case

Anthony Warren v. Chester County, TN

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 26a0080n.06 Case No. 25-5370 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Feb 10, 2026 KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ANTHONY WARREN, ) Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE WESTERN CHESTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ) DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE ) Defendant-Appellee. ) OPINION ) Before: McKEAGUE, GRIFFIN, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges. McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. Anthony Warren worked for the Chester County Solid Waste Department collecting disposed cardboard. The County fired Warren, citing his use of profanity during interactions with supervisors and a looming budget cut. Because a reasonable jury could conclude that those reasons were pretextual, we REVERSE and REMAND. I. For about three months, the Chester County, Tennessee Solid Waste Department employed Anthony Warren as a truck driver. In that role, he was responsible for picking up disposed cardboard throughout the county. During his tenure, he was supervised by Solid Waste Director Amber Greene, Solid Waste Foreman Merrell Edgin, and Solid Waste Recycling Coordinator Shelly Fesmire. No. 25-5370, Anthony Warren v. Chester County All agree that…

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