· 8/31/1998
Marsha Godwin v. Hunt Wesson, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
Citations
- 150 F.3d 1217
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a comment that a supervisor “did not want to deal with another female” was not a stray remark, was not ambivalent, and was tied directly to the position plaintiff sought
- holding that a comment that a supervisor \did not want to deal with another female\ was not a stray remark, was not ambivalent, and was tied directly to the position plaintiff sought
- holding that the plaintiff must bring forward 15 specific and substantial evidence showing that the employer’s proffered motives were 16 “inconsistent or otherwise not believable”
- recognizing that a prima facie case for race discrimination must include a showing that the plaintiff was “performing according to [the] employer’s legitimate expectations”
- holding that a comment that a supervisor “did not want to deal with another female” was not a stray remark, was not ambivalent, and was tied directly to the position plaintiff sought
- finding that disputes as to whether individual was involved in the employment decision was an issue for the trier of fact
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Judges: Schroeder, Fletcher, Pregerson
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