Ninth Circuit· 1/12/2012

Devon Shelley v. Pete Geren

Citations

666 F.3d 599
2012 WL 89215
2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 623
95 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,392
114 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 303

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holding that a federal-sector plaintiff “must prove at trial that age was the ‘but-for’ cause of the employer’s adverse action”
holding that McDonnell Douglas burden- 11 shifting framework also applies to a motion for summary judgment on claims under the ADEA
holding that Gross v. FBL Financial Svcs., Inc., 557 U.S. 167 (2009) 14 did not overrule cases utilizing the McDonnell Douglas framework to decide 15 summary judgment motions in ADEA cases
noting that the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework applies to ADEA claims evaluated in the context of a summary judgment motion
explaining that, following the decision in Gross v. FBL Fin. Servs, Inc. , 557 U.S. 167 , 176-177, 129 S.Ct. 2343 , 174 L.Ed.2d 119 (2009
explaining that McDonnell Douglas framework applies to ADEA claims on summary judgment and explaining how a plaintiff can prove pretext

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Judges: Fletcher, Bybee, Wilken

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