· 11/26/1982
Richard Dewey v. The University of New Hampshire
Citations
- 694 F.2d 1
- 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 23783
- 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 33,166
- 30 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 799
How courts have described this case
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- noting it would be “improper to posit a quantitative threshold above 5 which statistical evidence of disparate . . . impact is sufficient as a matter of law to infer 6 discriminatory intent”
- A “claim [must] at least set forth minimal facts, not subjective characterizations, as to who did what to whom and why.”
- it is “not enough to allege a general scenario which could be dominated by unpleaded facts”
- A “claim [must] at least set forth minimal facts, not subjective characterizations, as to who did what to whom and why.”
- warning § 1983 is subject to potential \misuse\ by plaintiffs
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Judges: Coffin, Timbers, Breyer
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