Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Dillard Paper Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 29, 1997No. 96-6247PublishedCited by 323 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Congress enacted as part of Title VII an anti-retaliation provision that prohibits an employer from taking action against an employee, “because he has ... participated in any manner” in another employee’s Title VII proceeding. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a). At least as we are required to view them at this stage, the facts are that another employee filed a Title VII lawsuit against the employer alleging sexual harassment, and the plaintiff-employee in the present case was fired because he gave deposition testimony in that other lawsuit which was unfavorable to the employer.…
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