In Re: Conservatorship of Jessica Abeyta
Syllabus
This is an appeal from a final judgment in a conservatorship case. Because the appellant did not file her notice of appeal with the clerk of the appellate court within thirty days after entry of the final judgment as required by Tennessee Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a), we dismiss the appeal.
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- stating that a plaintiff seeking to rebut the defendant’s legitimate, non-discriminatory reason “need only offer circumstantial evidence that could reasonably support an inference” of knowledge, and acknowledging that, in making this assessment, “context matters”
- stating that a plaintiff seeking to rebut the defendant’s legitimate, non-discriminatory reason “need only offer circumstantial evidence that could reasonably support an inference” of knowledge, and acknowledging that, in making this assessment, “context matters”
- explaining that “too much time had passed to link the past activity to the challenged action,” where plaintiff alleged that her non-promotion in June 2004 was retaliatory for complaints made in 2002 and in September 2003
- reversing summary judgment because permissive adverse inference resulting from record destruction created genuine fact issue
- deeming appropriate an adverse inference where an official destroyed notes that went to the heart of the dispute and that regulations required he keep
- applying this principle, even in a situation in which the manager other than the one responsible for the adverse employment action made the statements
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