Valenzuela v. Globeground North America, LLC

Gelsa A. Valenzuela appeals the entry of final summary judgment in favor of Globe-Ground North America, LLC (“Globe-Ground”). Because we conclude that Valenzuela failed to establish a prima facie case of gender discrimination and further failed to present evidence that Globe-Ground’s legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for terminating her employment were pretextual, we affirm the entry of summary judgment in favor of Globe-Ground.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

GlobeGround, a provider of aircraft refueling services at Miami International Airport, hired Valenzuela as a commercial…