Legal Opinion
Vazquez Gonzalez v. K-Mart Corp.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 27, 1996No. Civil 95-1891 (HL)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds that Plaintiff (1) has failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination on the basis of her pregnancy and (2) has failed to produce evidence of Defendant’s discriminatory animus. Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion relying on a Rule 56(f) extension of time to conduct discovery and one isolated remark allegedly made by Plaintiffs supervisor when Plaintiff informed him that she was pregnant. For the reasons explained below, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has…
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