United States Second Circuit

In an age discrimination claim, when the plaintiff presents direct evidence of discriminatory animus, she is entitled to a burden-shifting instruction even if she also challenges each of the proffered motives as pretext.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/16/2001
• Decided 07/16/2001
• Published 07/16/2001

Judges

• FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:, Before: FEINBERG, VAN GRAAFEILAND and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward H. Wolf, Bronx, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Julia Steiner, New York, NY, (Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel, Barry P. Schwartz of counsel), for Defendant-Appellee.