· 9/8/2009
Nicholson v. Hyannis Air Service, Inc.
Citations
- 580 F.3d 1116
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 20020
- 92 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,687
- 107 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 261
- 2009 WL 2857198
How courts have described this case
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- noting that \very little evidence is necessary to raise a genuine issue of fact regarding an employer's motive\ at the summary judgment stage
- noting the distinction turns on the subjective or objective nature of the matter in question
- assessing 20 5 Defendant emphasizes that, because certain of Plaintiff’s former coworkers are Black, they are 21 not “similarly situated individuals outside [Plaintiff’s] class.” See Freyd, 990 F.3d at 1228; Shapero Decl., Ex. A at 86–87 (identifying Shields as Black
- “[V]ery little evidence is necessary to raise a genuine issue of fact regarding an employer’s motive” at the summary judgment stage.
- pilots lacking in communication skills and technical skills were similarly situated because both skills could be “retrained”
- “Individuals are similarly situated when they have similar jobs and display similar conduct.”
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Judges: Reinhardt, Brunetti, Thomas
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