United States Third Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant-employer on plaintiff's claims of retaliatory discharge in violation of Title VII is affirmed where plaintiff's filing of a facially invalid complaint did not constitute "participation" for the purposes of protected conduct under Title VII.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/14/2005
• Decided 01/12/2006
• Published 01/12/2006

Judges

• Before SLOVITER, McKEE and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Neal A. Sanders (Argued), Law Offices of Neal Alan Sanders, Butler, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Louis C. Long, Marie Milie Jones (Argued), Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, P.L.L.C., Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellees.