Roderick LA MONTAGNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN CONVENIENCE PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant-Appellee

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• finding that factfinder could not reasonably infer that first offer to older replacement was sham because of doubt whether he would accept offer
• discussing sufficiency of direct evidence before turning to indirect evidence including, among other things, evidence of plaintiff’s performance
• stating “an employer who knowingly discriminates . . . may leave no written records revealing the forbidden motive and may communicate it orally to no one”
• dealing with a directly parallel fact situation in a judgment n.o.v. context
• where evidence of improper motivation for discharge was insufficient to constitute direct proof of discrimination, it was also insufficient to support a showing of pretext
• though there is an anticipatory hint of the test in T & S Service Asso ciates, Inc. v. Crenso n, 666 F.2d 722, 727 (1st Cir. 1981)

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