United States Eleventh Circuit

In an action alleging that plaintiff's maternity leave impermissibly contributed to her demotion by defendant, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) defendant offered evidence showing that plaintiff was demoted as a result of her ineffective management style, and plaintiff did not offer any evidence to the contrary; and 2) although evidence that defendant deviated from its ordinary disciplinary procedures may have caused a jury to entertain the possibility of an alternate explanation for plaintiff's demotion, plaintiff offered no evidence that would have allowed a jury to find that there was such an alternate explanation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/06/2010
• Published 04/06/2010

Judges

• BLACK, Circuit Judge:, Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, BIRCH and BLACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John D. Dalbey, John K. Larkins, Jr., Chilivis, Cochjran, Larkins & Bever, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shelly Sharp Blews, Michael W. Johnston, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.