· 5/10/2006
Samuel Scaife v. Cook County, Michael F. Sheahan, Randy Pietrowski
Citations
- 446 F.3d 735
- 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 11580
- 98 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1
- 88 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 42,515
- 2006 WL 1264959
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- “Close temporal proximity provides evidence of causation and may permit a plaintiff to survive summary judgment provided that there is other evidence that supports the inference of a causal link.”
- ‘When a plaintiff offers an employer’s stray remark in a discrimination case, it is necessary to demonstrate “some nexus” between the remark and the challenged employment decision.”
- “[e]lose temporal proximity provides evidence of causation and may permit a plaintiff to survive summary judgment provided that there is other evidence that supports the inference of a causal link”
- “Close temporal proximity provides evidence of causation and may permit a plaintiff to survive summary judgment provided that there is other evidence that supports the inference of a causal link.”
- applying the nexus requirement in the Title VII context
- “When a plaintiff offers an employer‘s stray remark in a 2 We note that the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure impose on Brown an obligation to include in his brief “citations to the authorities and parts of the record on which the appellant relies.” Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(8
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Judges: Posner, Kanne, Sykes
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