Legal Opinion
O'CONNOR v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 1, 1996No. 95-354PublishedCited by 1,360 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
This case presents the question whether a plaintiff alleging that he was discharged in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 81 Stat. 602, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 621 et seq., must show that he was replaced by someone outside the age group protected by the ADEA to make out a prima facie case under the framework established by McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U. S. 792 (1973).
Petitioner James O’Connor was employed by respondent Consolidated Coin Caterers Corporation from 1978 until August 10, 1990, when, at age 56, he was fired. Claiming that he had been…
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