Donald Showalter v. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALITO, Circuit Judge:

Donald Showalter sued his former employer, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC”), in federal district court, alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. UPMC moved for summary judgment, and a Magistrate Judge 1 granted its motion, holding (1) that “Showalter c[ould] not establish the fourth element of his prima facie case because UPMC did not retain unprotected workers” and (2) that Showalter could not “discredit UPMC’s articulated legitimate reasons for his dismissal or establish…