Legal Opinion
Settle v. Baltimore County
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 20, 1999No. Civil AMD 97-651, AMD 96-2850PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, District Judge.
OPINION SUMMARY: None of plaintiffs’ claims survive summary judgment. Despite the sheer multitude of allegations, plaintiffs are unable to produce a scintilla of direct evidence of intentional racial discrimination or retaliation. Thus, all of plaintiffs’ intentional racial discrimination and retaliation claims must satisfy the well-known burden-shifting proof paradigm common to federal employment discrimination jurisprudence. With few exceptions, plaintiffs are unable to establish a prima facie case of intentional racial discrimination or retaliation.
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