Earl Johnson v. General Electric

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• \plaintiffs cannot be merely conclusory regarding the characterization of the defendant's motives; a subjective characterization of those motives will not suffice\
• “It is unwise to encourage lawsuits before the injuries resulting from the violations are delineated, or before it is even certain that injuries will occur at all.”
• abrogated on other grounds by Clockedile v. New Hampshire Dep’t of Corr., 245 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2001)
• “Complaints based on civil rights statutes must do more than state simple conclusions; they must at least outline the facts constituting the alleged violation.”
• abrogated on other grounds by Clockedile v. New Hampshire Dep’t of Corr., 245 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2001)
• favorably citing Stoller in support of the determination that “the application of a discriminatory system to a particular substantive 14 decision (e.g., to promote, demote, fire, or award benefits

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