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Tenth Circuit· 12/20/1999

Perry v. Woodward

Citations

  • 199 F.3d 1126
  • 1999 WL 1256340

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that when a plaintiff alleges direct evidence of discrimination, the plaintiff must establish a nexus between the allegedly discriminatory comments and the termination
  • holding that when a plaintiff alleges that discriminatory comments constitute direct evidence of discrimination, he must show a “nexus” between the statements and the decision to terminate plaintiff
  • holding that a plaintiff alleging discriminatory discharge need not show that she was replaced by a person who does not share the same protected attribute to establish her prima facie case
  • observing that the court “will not craft a party’s argument for him”
  • declining to consider whether there was an alternative basis to affirm where the appellee failed to develop an argument for affirming on an alternative basis
  • “While McDonnell Douglas involved a Title VII claim for failure to hire, the analytical framework it pioneered applies equally to claims brought pursuant to section 1981.”

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Judges: Ebel, McWilliams, Murphy

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Cites

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