Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Memorial Health Care

MOTION for Summary Judgment

D. Minn.February 28, 2017

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, ) Civ. No. 0:15-cv-3675-DSD-KMM DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE, ) ) Defendant. ) INTRODUCTION Defendant North Memorial Health Care (“North Memorial”) hereby moves for summary judgment on the Complaint of Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). (Docket No. 1.) The EEOC claims that North Memorial retaliated against a job applicant named Emily Sure-Ondara in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. North Memorial is entitled to summary judgment because Ms. Sure-Ondara did not engage in protected activity and because North Memorial had a legitimate justification for revoking Ms. Sure-Ondara’s conditional job offer; there is no evidence in the record that would allow a reasonable factfinder to determine that North Memorial’s justification is pretext for intentional retaliation. North Memorial’s motion is based upon its memoranda of law and supporting affidavits and exhibits thereto, to be submitted in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and the Court’s Amended Pretrial Scheduling Order, the arguments at the time of the hearing, and the entire record herein. CASE 0:15-cv-03675-DSD-KMM Document 19 Filed 02/28/17 Page 1 of 2 2 Dated: February 28, 2017 /s/Krista A.P. Hatcher____________________ Karen G. Schanfield (#096350) Krista A.P. Hatcher (#387825) 200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 492-7000 Facsimile: (612) 492-7077 E-mail: kschanfield@fredlaw.com E-mail: khatcher@fredlaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 60826787 CASE 0:15-cv-03675-DSD-KMM Document 19 Filed 02/28/17 Page 2 of 2