Legal Opinion
Charles W. Hammer v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 7, 2004No. 03-3259PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
After Charles Hammer failed to win two promotions, he filed this suit alleging race and age discrimination and retaliation. The District Court 1 granted summary judgment to the defendants. With respect to the race-discrimination claim, the District Court concluded that Hammer was unable to show that the government’s legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for not promoting him was pretext. As for the age-discrimination claim, the District Court determined that Hammer could not establish a prima facie case and, in any event, could not show pretext. Finally, regarding the…
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