Legal Opinion
Donald R. MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DATA GENERAL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1993No. 93-1238PublishedCited by 807 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
Donald R. Mitchell, one of four corporate managers of quality assurance for Data General Corporation, was discharged by Data General in November 1990 as part of a reduction-in-force. At the time Mitchell was 58 years old. Contending that age was a determining factor for his discharge, Mitchell sued Data General under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. The district court granted Data General’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that the evidence presented was inadequate to establish that age was a determining factor in…
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