State of Iowa v. Dayquanwne Dashawn Gates

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that direct evidence demonstrates that decision was made “because of” impermissible factor
• finding that Griffith’s “voluntary demotion” did not provide evidence of pretext
• finding direct evidence where plaintiff iden- tified a statement that she was being laid off due to her age at the time of her termination
• reversing a district court decision to dismiss a defendant for improper service because the district court failed to allow the plaintiffs an opportunity to show good cause
• rejecting overall workforce data surround- ing an alleged discriminatory reduction in force
• referring to McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).