· 10/7/2011
Goncalves v. Plymouth County Sheriff's Department
Citations
- 659 F.3d 101
- 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 20397
- 94 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,290
- 113 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 805
- 2011 WL 4715199
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case where she received the lowest interview and written exam scores and lacked critical technical skills and work experience
- holding that the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case where she received the lowest interview and written exam scores and lacked critical technical skills and work experience
- concluding that a candidate's lower interview scores reflected her inferior qualifications
- stating that the fact that the plaintiff received one of the lowest scores on her pre- employment tests “weighs against [her] assertion that she was qualified”
- upholding summary judgment in favor of defendant where plaintiff failed to show she had comparable qualifications to hired candidates
- affirming grant of summary judgment for the employer because the plaintiff \failed to show that she was . . . qualified\ and thus could not \meet her burden of showing a prima facie case of discrimination\
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Judges: Lynch, Torruella, Thompson
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