Renee Pryor v. United Air Lines, Inc.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Senior Judge DAVIS joined.

GREGORY, Circuit Judge:

This case most centrally concerns the question of when an employer may be held liable for a hostile work environment created by an anonymous actor. Renee Pryor, an African-American flight attendant, alleges that her employer, United Airlines, failed to adequately respond to a racist death threat left in her company mailbox. The district court concluded that Pryor was subjected to a racially hostile work environment, but granted summary judgment…