United States First Circuit

In plaintiff's suit against his employer claiming race-based disparate treatment and hostile work environment in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. section 2000e, district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the employer is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's disparate treatment claim founders at the third stage of McDonnell Douglas, as the employer's reasons for disciplining plaintiff, on the record, does not allow inferences of pretext or discrimination; and 2) plaintiff has not proffered sufficient evidence to show that his employer knew or should have known about the alleged harassment by other co-workers and failed to take prompt and appropriate remedial action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2012
• Published 08/23/2012

Judges

• Lynch

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel