Jerry Gribcheck v. Marvin T. Runyon, Jr., Postmaster General, United States Postal Service

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• holding that the plaintiff “easily” established that he wa,s engaged in protected activity because the alleged retaliation was for filing a discrimination claim
• holding that employer gave legitimate reason for suspending employee following a violent incident with a coworker in which employee exhibited “conduct unbecoming a postal employee”
• finding that employer provided legitimate reason for suspending employee due to employee’s “violence in the workplace, including vulgar language”
• addressing the applicability of McDonnell Douglas to discrimination and retaliation claims under the Rehabilitation Act
• granting summary judgment because plaintiff failed to rebut employer’s stated reasons for suspension
• “Gribcheck showed that his [discrimination-based] litigation was ongoing at the time of his suspension, thereby establishing the fourth prong of his prima facie case.”

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