Legal Opinion
Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 26, 2002No. 00-1853PublishedCited by 8,814 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
This ease presents the question whether a complaint in an employment discrimination lawsuit must contain specific facts establishing a prima facie case of discrimination under the framework set forth by this Court in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U. S. 792 (1973). We hold that an employment discrimination complaint need not include such facts and instead must contain only “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed. Rule Civ. Proc. 8(a)(2).
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Petitioner Akos Swierkiewicz is a native of Hungary, who at the time of his complaint was 53…
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