Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Shinseki

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 14, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2013-0214PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Granting Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Joann Thompson is an employee of the Readjustment Counseling Service of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). After Ms. Thompson’s supervisor chose a younger white male instead of herself for promotion, she sued the VA through its Secretary. 1 Ms. Thompson brought race, sex, and age discrimination claims, as well as retaliation claims, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
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3Cited by11 opinions

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