Marsha Godwin v. Hunt Wesson, Inc., a Delaware Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1998-08-31

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SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: The issue in this case is a familiar one: what showing of pretext by a plaintiff in a sex discrimination suit is sufficient to overcome a defendant’s motion for summary judgment, where the defendant asserts that its refusal to promote the plaintiff was based on legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons? This is an issue that has troubled the courts in their…

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