Cynthia Blatt, Complainant, v. Shaun Donovan, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.

8 Cited authorities

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 237,147 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
Harris v. Forklift Sys., Inc.
510 U.S. 17 (1993) Cited 12,384 times 23 Legal Analyses
Holding that "no single factor is required" to show a hostile work environment, including "whether [the acts are] physically threatening"
Universal Camera Corp. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
340 U.S. 474 (1951) Cited 9,575 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that court may not "displace the Board's choice between two fairly conflicting views, even though the court would justifiably have made a different choice had the matter been before it de novo "
Ash v. Tyson Foods
546 U.S. 454 (2006) Cited 700 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that decisionmaker’s alleged use of term "boy" to refer to African-American employees was evidence of discriminatory animus
Pullman-Standard v. Swint
456 U.S. 273 (1982) Cited 1,614 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[w]hen an appellate court discerns that a district court has failed to make a finding because of an erroneous view of the law, the usual rule is that there should be a remand for further proceedings to permit the trial court to make the missing findings"
Aka v. Washington Hospital Center
156 F.3d 1284 (D.C. Cir. 1998) Cited 1,145 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a plaintiff's discrediting of an employer's stated reason for its employment decision is entitled to considerable weight"
Cooper v. Southern Co.
390 F.3d 695 (11th Cir. 2004) Cited 884 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an employee's conclusory testimony based on her subjective belief could not preclude summary judgment against her
Raad v. Fairbanks N. Star Borough Sch. Dist.
323 F.3d 1185 (9th Cir. 2003) Cited 509 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that qualifications evidence standing alone may establish pretext where the plaintiff's qualifications are "`clearly superior'" to those of the selected job applicant

Cynthia Blatt, Complainant, v. Shaun Donovan, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.

8 Cited authorities

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Holding that "no single factor is required" to show a hostile work environment, including "whether [the acts are] physically threatening"

Holding that court may not "displace the Board's choice between two fairly conflicting views, even though the court would justifiably have made a different choice had the matter been before it de novo "

Holding that decisionmaker’s alleged use of term "boy" to refer to African-American employees was evidence of discriminatory animus

Holding that "[w]hen an appellate court discerns that a district court has failed to make a finding because of an erroneous view of the law, the usual rule is that there should be a remand for further proceedings to permit the trial court to make the missing findings"

Holding that "a plaintiff's discrediting of an employer's stated reason for its employment decision is entitled to considerable weight"

Holding that an employee's conclusory testimony based on her subjective belief could not preclude summary judgment against her

Holding that qualifications evidence standing alone may establish pretext where the plaintiff's qualifications are "`clearly superior'" to those of the selected job applicant