Legal Opinion
Dunbar v. Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers of Iowa, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided October 7, 2003No. C02-3038-MWBPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.INTRODUCTION. 00 CO
A. Procedural Background. 00 CO
B. Factual Background. 00 CO
1185 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.
1185 A. Standards For Summarg Judgment .
1186 B. Elements Of A Prima Facie Case Of Disparate Treatment
1187 1. Dunbar’s “qualification”.
1188 2. Adverse emplogment action.
1189 3. Treatment of similarly situated persons.
1190 C. Further Showings .
1191 1. Desert Palace v. Costa and its impact.
1191 a. The Supreme Court’s decision.
1192 b. Responses of the lower courts.
1192 i. Dare v.…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Roberson v. Alltel Information ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Evans v. Texas Department of TransportationDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2007
- Herawi v. State of Alabama Dept. of Forensic SciencesDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2004
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