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· 1/13/2014

Talbert v. United States

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 979
  • 187 L. Ed. 2d 832
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3407
  • 571 U.S. 1156
  • 2014 WL 102980
  • 2014 U.S. LEXIS 272

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  • holding that, at the pleading stage, the court does not “weigh the evidence” nor “evaluate the likelihood” that a plaintiff's claims will prevail
  • holding that, at the pleading stage, the court does not “weigh the evidence” nor “evaluate the likelihood” that a plaintiff’s claims will prevail
  • stating that, at the motion to dismiss stage, it is not the role of the court to consider whether it will “be difficult for [a plaintiff] to withstand summary judgment[]”
  • finding that the plaintiff plausibly alleged stereotyping where his supervisor “described him as ‘effeminate’ to others in the office, and depicted him in tights and a low-cut shirt ‘prancing around’” (record reference omitted)
  • finding plaintiff’s HIV disability claim was not reasonably related to EEOC charge that only mentioned AIDS once in a different context
  • finding plausible discriminatory intent where a supervisor explicitly stated that an openly gay plaintiff “must have AIDS” because he was “effeminate and gay” (alterations omitted)

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