Ronald J. Fischbach v. District of Columbia Department of Corrections and Hallem H. Williams, Jr.

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• holding that the plaintiff was obliged to prove that the defendant had preferred another candidate not upon the basis of his answers at the interview, but because of his race, a burden which the plaintiff did not carry
• finding that an employer is entitled to make a particular decision where it “honestly believes in the reasons it offer[ed]
• noting that an applicant’s written application need not be reviewed at every stage of the hiring process for the process to be reasonable
• concluding an employer’s explanation for not hiring the plaintiff over another applicant was based on both candidates’ interviews
• noting that an applicant’s written application need not be reviewed at every stage of the hiring process for the process to be reasonable
• noting that reliance on “highly subjective” criteria may support an inference of discrimination

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