Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided April 15, 2002No. 00-4038-SACPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CROW, Senior District Judge.
In this case, plaintiff Geraldine Richardson alleges that defendant Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. (“Blue Cross”) discriminated against her on the basis of her race, African American, and constructively discharged her. The case comes before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment.
SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD
More than a “disfavored procedural shortcut,” summary judgment is an important procedure “designed ‘to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action.’ Fed.R.Civ.P. 1.” Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477…
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