Nelson v. Long Lines Ltd.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

/. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND . O LQ

A. Procedural Background. O LQ

B. Factual Background. lO

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.954

A. Standards For Summary Judgment.954

1. Requirements of Rule 56 . 954

2. The parties’ burdens.954

3. Summary judgment in employment discrimination cases.955

B. Nelson’s ADEA Claim .956

1. The direct evidence paradigm.956

2. Nelson’s direct evidence.958

a. The speaker.959

b. The content.959

c. The causal link.960

3. The circumstantial evidence paradigm .960

a. Nelson’s prima…