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· 8/1/2013

Marcus Morgan v. SVT, LLC

Citations

  • 724 F.3d 990
  • 2013 WL 3944269
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 16045
  • 119 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 884

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that “the original purpose of McDonnell Douglas ... was to outline a series of steps that, if satisfied, would support a plaintiffs right to reach a trier of fact”
  • explaining that “the original purpose of McDonnell Douglas . . . was to outline a series of steps that, if satisfied, would support a plaintiff’s right to reach a trier of fact”
  • affirming summary judgment on a race discrimination claim; plaintiff did not dispute the merits of disciplinary notices issued after he had reported misconduct by a supervisor
  • affirming summary judgment where firing decisions were made “without input from Human Resources”
  • “The central question at issue is whether the employer acted on account of the plaintiffs race (or sex, disability, age, etc.).”
  • “The central question at issue is whether the employer acted on account of the plaintiff's race (or sex, disability, age, etc.)”

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Judges: Posner, Wood, Williams

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