Legal Opinion
Cherry v. Menard, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided June 15, 2000No. C99-4029PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.1164
A. Procedural Background..'.1164
B. Factual Background.1164
II. STANDARDS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.1166
III. LEGAL ANALYSIS.1168
A. Cherry’s Sexual Harassment Claim — hostile work environment.1168
1. Cherry’s shotting of the effect on her employment.1169
2. Employer liability for supervisory sexual harassment.1170
a. The Ellerth/Faragher affirmative defense.1170
b. Constructive discharge is a tangible employment action as defined in Ellerth and Faragher.1171
c.…
2Cases cited97 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Gerard Cardenas v. Jon Massey James Rebo Robert Lipscher James Ciancia Deborah Poritz State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Nancy Drew Suders v. Eric D. Easton, William D. Baker, Eric B. Prendergast, Virginia Smith Elliott, and the Pennsylvania State PoliceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Soto v. John Morrell & Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2003
- Mercer v. City of Cedar RapidsDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2000
- Stricker v. Cessford Construction Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2001
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