United States First Circuit

Where a claim of discrimination is time-barred, a supervisor's statement that he would not promote a woman is not sufficient evidence to proceed under a mixed-motive approach because it is not direct evidence of unlawful activity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/20/2001
• Published 08/20/2001

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nancy S. Tierney, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin P. Light, with whom Choate, Hall & Stewart, were on brief, for appellees.