Legal Opinion
Carla Rodgers v. U.S. Bank, N.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2005No. 04-3000PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Carla Rodgers (“Rodgers”) appeals the decision of the district court1 granting summary judgment to U.S. Bank, N.A. (“U.S.Bank”), on her claims of employment discrimination based on race under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Missouri Human Rights Act. We agree with Rodgers that she established a prima facie case of racial discrimination. However, because we conclude that Rodgers failed to raise a triable question of material fact as to whether U.S. Bank’s legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for her termination was a pretext for…
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