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Willie D. Ransom, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.

01A24061_r (E.E.O.C. Nov. 19, 2002)
Willie D. Ransom, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.

7 Cited authorities

  1. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc.

    530 U.S. 133 (2000)   Cited 21,151 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, since the 58-year-old plaintiff was fired by his 60-year-old employer, there was an inference that "age discrimination was not the motive"

  2. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

    411 U.S. 792 (1973)   Cited 52,321 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

  3. Tex. Dept. of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine

    450 U.S. 248 (1981)   Cited 19,978 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding in the Title VII context that the plaintiff's prima facie case creates "a legally mandatory, rebuttable presumption" that shifts the burden of proof to the employer, and "if the employer is silent in the face of the presumption, the court must enter judgment for the plaintiff"

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

    460 U.S. 711 (1983)   Cited 2,404 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

  5. Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters

    438 U.S. 567 (1978)   Cited 2,162 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

  6. Bauer v. Bailar

    647 F.2d 1037 (10th Cir. 1981)   Cited 79 times
    Holding employer's subjective hiring criteria to be nonpretextual where the subjective factors considered were articulated and generally relevant to the job

  7. Sutton v. Atl. Richfield Co.

    646 F.2d 407 (9th Cir. 1981)   Cited 36 times

    No. 79-3345. Argued and Submitted April 6, 1981. Decided May 26, 1981. Jeffrey S. Pop, Pop Hahn, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Paul Grossman, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky Walker, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before ELY and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge. The Honorable Gus J. Solomon, United States District Judge, District of Oregon, sitting by designation. ELY, Circuit