Legal Opinion
DePaula v. Easter Seals El Mirador
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2017No. 16-2068PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHESON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant John DePaula appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of his employer, Defendant-Appellee Easter Seals El Mirador (“ESEM”), on Mr. De-Paula’s various employment discrimination claims arising from his termination. ESEM showed that it fired Mr. DePaula due to its financial condition and his performance issues. Mr. DePaula could not rebut these reasons or otherwise show they were pre-textual. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual History
We present the following facts in the…
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