Legal Opinion
Rachel L. FENNELL, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. FIRST STEP DESIGNS, LTD, D/B/A Hand-In-Hand, Defendant, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 15, 1996No. 95-2294PublishedCited by 208 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Rachel L. Fennell sued her former employer, First Step Designs, Ltd. (“First Step”), under Title VII and related state laws, claiming that she was terminated, in retaliation for making allegations of sexual harassment. First Step moved for summary judgment, presenting evidence that the decision to lay off Fennell had been made prior to her complaint. The district court granted summary judgment for First Step, after denying Fennell’s motion for further-discovery under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(f). Fennell had hoped that further discovery would uncover proof in First Step’s computer…
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