· 4/22/1991
Michelle Lindahl v. Air France, a French Corporation
Citations
- 930 F.2d 1434
- 91 Daily Journal DAR 4545
- 91 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2821
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 6795
- 56 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40,712
- 55 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1033
- 1991 WL 58476
How courts have described this case
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- finding that supervisor’s remarks indicating sexual stereotyping create inference of discriminatory motive
- finding that an employer’s comments about candidates “reflect[ed] male/female stereotypes” and could be evidence of discriminatory motive under Title VII
- finding that a party's expression of intent to challenge the credibility of witnesses does not establish pretext
- direct evidence of sexual stereotyping where employer believed that the female candidates get “nervous” and “easily upset”
- “The plaintiff cannot carry this burden simply by restating the prima facie case and expressing an intent to challenge the credibility of the employer’s witnesses on cross-examination”
- In a Title VII case, \a plaintiff cannot defeat summary judgment simply by making out a prima facie case.\
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Judges: Boochever, Hall, Rymer
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