United States Eighth Circuit

In an action raising claims under the anti-retaliation provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), summary judgment for defendant-school district is affirmed where: 1) the school district set forth legitimate grounds for plaintiff's transfer, and plaintiff failed to the reasons were merely pretexts to hide an impermissible, retaliatory motive; and 2) any adverse conditions in January 2005 were simply too far removed in time from the filing of plaintiff's December 2002 EEOC complaint to establish a causal connection.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/06/2007
• Published 04/06/2007

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, LAY  and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frank Vogel, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen G. Anderson, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.