Dillon v. Coles

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1984-10-29

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OPINION OF THE COURT WEIS, Circuit Judge. In this Title VII case, the defendants’ burden of producing evidence to show that plaintiff would not have been hired even absent discrimination was an integral part of the liability phase of the case. The district court, viewing the issue as a relief inquiry, incorrectly placed a burden of persuasion on defendants, but in the circumstances here, the ruling is not…

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