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· 12/21/2004

Perez v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division

Citations

  • 395 F.3d 206
  • 66 Fed. R. Serv. 67
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 26529
  • 94 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1729
  • 2004 WL 2938636

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  • finding that the district court erred by instructing the jury that “comparably serious misconduct was by itself enough to make employees similarly situated”
  • finding that the district court erred by instructing the jury that “comparably serious misconduct was by itself enough to make employees similarly situated”
  • “We . . . have explained consistently that for employees to be similarly situated those employees’ circumstances, including their misconduct, must have been ‘nearly identical.’”
  • discussing McDonnell Douglas comparator requirement

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Judges: Smith, Garza, Vance

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