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· 2/18/2009

Ahlmeyer v. Nevada System of Higher Education

Citations

  • 555 F.3d 1051
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 3024
  • 92 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,473
  • 105 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 865
  • 2009 WL 385875

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  • explaining that Title VII does not deprive plaintiffs of other avenues for asserting claims of race and sex discrimination
  • setting forth standard of review and explaining that “the ADEA precludes the assertion of age discrimination in employment claims, even those seeking to vindicate constitutional rights, under § 1983”
  • finding futility alone to be a sufficient basis for denial of leave to amend
  • “Compensatory damages for pain and suffering and punitive damages 21 are not available under the ADEA . . . .”
  • “[T]he Civil Rights Act of 1991 made available compensatory damages for 6 emotional pain and suffering and punitive damages under Title VII.”

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Judges: Noonan, Fletcher, Bea

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