Legal Opinion
Green v. the Servicemaster Co.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided July 21, 1999No. C97-3120-MWBPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.1005
II. STANDARDS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.1006
III. FACTUAL BACKGROUND.1008
TV. LEGAL ANALYSIS 1009
A. Sexual Harassment Claim.1009
1. The Ellerth!Faragher standard.1010
2. Green’s prima facie case of hostile work environment.1010
S. The Ellerth/Faragher affirmative defense .1012
B. The Retaliation Claims.1014
1. Retaliation for filing the EEOC and ICRC charge.1015
2. Retaliation for filing a federal lawsuit.1016
V. CONCLUSION. .1017
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2Cases cited52 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Faragher v. City of Boca RatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Cherry v. Menard, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2000
- Lopez v. Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2006
- Breda v. Wolf Camera, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 2001
- Miller v. Woodharbor Molding & Millworks, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2000
- Taylor v. Renfro Corp.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 2000