Legal Opinion
Ludwig A. COCO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELMWOOD CARE, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 10, 1997No. 97-1697PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The district judge granted summary judgment for the defendant in a discrimination case on the ground that the plaintiff had failed to prove that he was meeting the legitimate expectations of his employer when he was fired. We think this is right, but our main point in writing is to emphasize the importance of the “legitimate expectations” element in the ubiquitous burden-shifting formula of McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973), and, more broadly, to emphasize that the prima facie case under McDonnell Douglas must be…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- O'CONNOR v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
- McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by126 opinions
- William Radue v. Kimberly-Clark CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Patricia Peele v. Country Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Ralph L. Grayson v. Paul O'neill, Secretary, United States Department of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Martin I. Robin v. Espo Engineering CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Peirick v. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Athletics DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
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