Legal Opinion
Joens v. John Morrell & Co.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided February 7, 2003No. C 01-4088-MWBPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. BACKGROUND.925
A. Procedural Background.925
B. Factual Background.926
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.927
A. Standards For Summary Judgment .927
B. The Sexually Hostile Work Environment Claim.928
1. Arguments of the parties.928
2. Sufficiency of the alleged harassment.929
a. Based on sex.929
b. Affecting a term or condition of employment.930
3. Employer liability .931
a. Employer liability for “supervisor” or “co-worker” harassment.931
b. Does this case involve “co-worker” or “supervisor”…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme 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
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
- LADONNA JOENS, — v. JOHN MORRELL & CO., —Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Dunbar v. Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers of Iowa, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2003
- Soto v. John Morrell & Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2003
- Soto v. John Morrell & Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004
- Browne v. Signal Mountain Nursery, L.P.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2003
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