Legal Opinion
Perez v. County of Santa Clara
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 25, 2003No. H024330PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA, J.
Plaintiff, a nurse at Elmwood Men’s Correctional Facility (Elm-wood), sued her employer, the County of Santa Clara (County), for racial discrimination and retaliation under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). (Gov. Code, § 12940 et seq.) After a court trial, she failed to recover on her complaint. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the court erroneously converted a burden of production into a burden of persuasion by misapplying McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green (1973) 411 U.S. 792 [36 L.Ed.2d 668, 93 S.Ct. 1817]. She further challenges a protective order restricting her…
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