Legal Opinion
Richard J. Kautz v. Met-Pro Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 17, 2005No. 04-2400PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by Richard J. Kautz from the District Court’s order granting Met-Pro Corporation’s motion for summary judgment in an age discrimination case requires us to decide whether Kautz met his burden of proving that his employer’s reasons for laying him off, in a reduction in force situation, were pretextual.
Kautz presents no direct evidence of age discrimination. His claim must, therefore, be analyzed under the burden shifting framework provided by McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973). In…
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