Legal Opinion
Julie ROSSY, Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. ROCHE PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 4, 1989No. 88-2085PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Julie Rossy (“Rossy”), plaintiff below, appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants. Rossy brought this action alleging sex discrimination under Section 704(a) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17.
Rossy alleges that, although she was well-qualified, she was denied a promotion to the position of Director of Quality Control by her employer, Roche Products, Inc. (“Roche”), solely because of her gender. The district court found that Rossy had put forth a prima facie case of sex discrimination.…
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