· 6/23/2015
Harris v. District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority
Citations
- 416 U.S. App. D.C. 242
- 791 F.3d 65
- 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 10545
- 127 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 821
- 2015 WL 3851919
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a gap of five months, when pled alongside allegations that would help rebut “common legitimate reasons for” adverse actions was “enough to survive a motion to dismiss” (internal quotation marks omitted)
- requiring that a Title VII plaintiff allege “facts that, taken as true, render his claim of retaliation [or discrimination] plausible”
- holding allegations sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss where a “five-month time lag” existed
- observing that to survive a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, a plaintiff must have “alleged facts that, taken as true, render his claim of retaliation plausible”
- requiring that a Title VII plaintiff allege “facts that, taken as true, render his claim of retaliation [or discrimination] plausible”
- requiring that a Title VII plaintiff 9 allege “facts that, taken as true, render his claim of retaliation [or discrimination] plausible”
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Judges: Garland, Tatel, Srinivasan
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