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William C. Butler, Complainant, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.

01993941 (E.E.O.C. Feb. 15, 2000)
William C. Butler, Complainant, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.

9 Cited authorities

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

    411 U.S. 792 (1973)   Cited 52,406 times   95 Legal Analyses
    Holding in employment discrimination case that statistical evidence of employer's general policy and practice may be relevant circumstantial evidence of discriminatory intent behind individual employment decision

  2. St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks

    509 U.S. 502 (1993)   Cited 12,283 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a trier of fact may infer discrimination upon rejecting an employer's proffered reason for termination

  3. U.S. Postal Service Bd. of Govs. v. Aikens

    460 U.S. 711 (1983)   Cited 2,406 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that because "[t]here will seldom be `eyewitness' testimony to the employer's mental process," evidence of the employer's discriminatory attitude in general is relevant and admissible to prove discrimination

  4. Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters

    438 U.S. 567 (1978)   Cited 2,164 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a district court was "entitled to consider the racial mix of the work force when trying to make the determination as to motivation" in the employment discrimination context

  5. Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

    472 U.S. 1021 (1985)   Cited 280 times
    Denying risk multiplier because of dangers of conflict and inequities discussed by plurality in Delaware Valley

  6. Moore v. City of Charlotte

    754 F.2d 1100 (4th Cir. 1985)   Cited 300 times
    Holding that fact-finding was deficient when premised on "an unprincipled conception of `similarity' and `comparability,' a structural flaw"

  7. Flowers v. Crouch-Walker Corp.

    552 F.2d 1277 (7th Cir. 1977)   Cited 185 times
    Holding that "the employer's acceptance of [an employee's] work without express reservation is sufficient to show that the plaintiff was performing satisfactorily for the purpose of shifting the burden of proof."

  8. Jatoi v. Hurst-Euless-Bedford Hosp. Authority

    807 F.2d 1214 (5th Cir. 1987)   Cited 66 times
    Holding that statements from other physicians that guessed that the plaintiff had been discharged because of his East Indian heritage were not sufficient to establish discrimination

  9. White v. Ed Miller & Sons, Inc.

    457 F. Supp. 148 (D. Neb. 1978)   Cited 3 times

    No. CIV. 76-0-399. August 2, 1978. On Request For Attorney Fees September 20, 1978. Benjamin Wall, Wall Wintroub, Omaha, Neb., for plaintiff. Randall W. Owens, Young, White, Ramsey, Wieland Owens, Omaha, Neb., for defendant. SCHATZ, District Judge. Plaintiff, Billy Ray White, brought this suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ยง 1981 and 2000e, et seq., alleging that he was discharged from employment by the defendant as a result of racial discrimination. The matter was tried to the court sitting without a jury