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· 6/26/1972

Farrell v. Schmidt

Citations

  • 408 U.S. 915
  • 92 S. Ct. 2500

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • writing that a plaintiff pursuing a disparate treatment theory “can make an indirect showing of pretext with statistical evidence”
  • writing that “[u]nder the disparate treatment theory, the thrust of plaintiffs ease is that, compared with other like-qualified applicants, plaintiff was treated differently because of his race”
  • stating that “the court will not construct arguments or theories for the plaintiff in the absence of any discussion of those issues”
  • noting that a court may not “construct arguments or theories for [a party] in the absence of any discussion of those issues”
  • observing that a court may not “construct arguments or theories for the plaintiff in the absence of any discussion of those issues”
  • stating that the Court is not required to interpret filings to “construct arguments or theories for the plaintiff in the absence of any discussion of those issues”

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