Legal Opinion
Petersen v. Utah Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2002No. 01-4090PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Merrilee Petersen appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment on her claim against the Utah Department of Corrections (UDOC) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and on her claims against the individual Defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. All her claims derive from the contention that the Defendants retaliated against her for opposing discriminatory treatment of a Native American co-worker. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Agreeing with the district court that Petersen offered insufficient evidence of…
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