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· 1/9/2015

Olen Gibson v. Timothy Geithner

Citations

  • 776 F.3d 536
  • 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 348
  • 125 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1354
  • 2015 WL 134941

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that, while proximity can establish a prima facie case of causation, it is insufficient to alone establish pretext
  • holding that temporal proximity alone is insufficient to establish a genuine issue as to pretext
  • noting that “the threshold of proof necessary to establish a prima fade case is minimal”
  • noting that in a Title VII retaliation action, a plaintiff can establish pretext “by showing the proffered explanation has no basis in fact”
  • noting that “the threshold of proof necessary to establish a prima facie case is minimal”
  • noting that “[p]roximity . . . can . . . establish causation for a prima facie case”

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Judges: Bye, Kelly, Shepherd

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