United States Sixth Circuit

In plaintiff's gender discrimination action under Title VII against the police department, summary judgment for defendants is reversed and remanded as plaintiff, a patrol officer and a seventeen-year veteran with the department, had arguably superior qualification than the two successful applicants who received the promotions as detectives and produced other probative evidence of gender discrimination.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/04/2009
• Decided 09/23/2009
• Published 09/23/2009

Judges

• Before SILER, MOORE, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Richard I. Lippitt, Law Office of Richard I. Lippitt, P.C., Milford, Michigan, for Appellant. Karen M. Daley, Cummings, McClorey, Davis & ACHO, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:Richard I. Lippitt, Law Office of Richard I. Lippitt, P.C., Milford, Michigan, for Appellant. Karen M. Daley, Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, for Appellee.