Legal Opinion
Wellington Mitchell v. Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 5, 1985No. 84-5135PublishedCited by 373 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
This appeal calls upon us to clárify 1) the elements of a prima facie case of employment discrimination against an individual under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17 (1982) (as amended); and 2) the circumstances under which it is appropriate to dismiss an individual Title VII claim at the close of plaintiff’s case pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1
Plaintiff-appellant Wellington Mitchell commenced this Title VII action against his employer, the…
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