United States Fifth Circuit

An employer cannot defeat an employee's claim via summary judgment at the prima facie case stage by claiming that he failed to meet an entirely subjective hiring criteria because the criteria itself may be pretext for age discrimination.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/29/2001
• Published 01/29/2001

Judges

• REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Timothy Milligan (argued), El Paso, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Daniel H. Hernandez (argued), Michael K. Dean, Ray, McChristian & Jeans, El Paso, TX, for Ramsey Steel Co., Inc. and Doug Ramsey, Jr.