Plaintiff's Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment - ADEA - Federal Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE _______________ DISTRICT OF TEXAS

_______________ DIVISION

Plaintiff

v.

Defendant

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Civil Action No. _______________

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Plaintiff files this Brief in Support of his/her Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (“Brief”) pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 (c). This Brief is filed together with Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (“Motion”) and an Appendix in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (“Appendix”).

[NAME]

[ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER]

Attorney for Plaintiff

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Table of Authorities iii

1. Statement of the Case 1

2. Grounds for Partial Summary Judgment 1

Summary Judgment Evidence 2

4. Statement of Material Facts 2

   1. Plaintiff’s Background 2

   Plaintiff’s Termination 4

   Defendant Retained No Employee

   Older Than ___ 4

   Plaintiff’s Discharge 10

   Defendant’s Retaliation 13

   Defendant’s Refusal to Pay Plaintiff’s

   Full MICP Bonus 13

   Defendant’s Interference With Plaintiff’s

   New Employment Contract 15

   Summary Judgment Principles 17

Argument and Authorities 19

Proof of Age Discrimination 19

Direct Evidence 20

Circumstantial Evidence 20

Prima Facie Case 21

Defendant’s Proffered Reason 22

Pretext 23

Proof of Retaliation 25

Defendant’s Denial of Full MICP Bonus 25

Prima Facie Case 25

Defendant’s Proffered Reason 26

Pretext 26

Defendant’s Denial of Access 27

Prima Facie Case 27

Defendant’s Proffered Reason 28

Pretext 28

Conclusion 28

TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

Case Page

Amburgey v. Corhart Refractories Corp., 936 F.2d 805, 812 (5^th Cir. 1991) 21

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 251-52 (1986); 18

Bazan v. Hidalgo County, 246 F.3d 481, 489 (5^th Cir. 2001) 18

Brown v. East Miss. Elec. Power Ass’n, 989 F.2d 858, 861 (5^th Cir. 1993) 20

Brown v. CSC Logic, Inc., 82 F.3d 651, 655056 (5^th Cir. 1996) 23

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 324 (1986), 18

Cox v. Dubuque Bank & Trust Co., 163 F.3d 492 (8^th Cir. 1998) 23, 24

Dominguez-Cruz v. Suttle Caribe, Inc., 202 F.3d 424, 432 (1^st Cir. 2000) 27

Douglass v. United Servs. Auto. Ass’n, 79 F.3d 1415, 1429 (5^th Cir. 1995) 18

EEOC v. Ohio Edison Co., 7 F.3d 541, 545 (6^th Cir. 1993) 25, 27

EEOC v. Texas Instruments, Inc., 100 F.3d 1173, 1180 (5^th Cir. 1996) 22

Faruki, v. Parsons S.I.P., Inc., 123 F.3d 315, 318 (5^th Cir. 1997) 25

Gee v. Principi, 289 F.3d 342, 345 (5^th Cir. 2002) 25, 26

Little v. Liquid Air Corp., 37 F.3d 1069, 1075 n. 14 (5^th Cir. 1994) 17, 18

Long v. Eastfield College, 88 F.3d 300, 304 (5^th Cir. 1996) 25

Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 586-87 (1986). 18

McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973) 20

Medina v. Ramsey Steel Co., 238 F.3d 674, 683 (5^th Cir. 2001) 23

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