Legal Opinion
Lawrence W. SUTTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1981No. 79-3345PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELY, Circuit Judge:
Sutton appeals a Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b) dismissal of his suit alleging a violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. 1 He contends that the circumstances under which he accepted an early retirement amounted to a constructive discharge and that the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) was improperly motivated by Sutton’s age in orchestrating his allegedly coerced retirement. In a bench trial, the District Court dismissed the suit following the close of appellant’s case on several alternative grounds: (1) Sutton did not establish a prima…
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3Cited by48 opinions
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