United States Eighth Circuit
Montes v. Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, 071088
In race-and national-origin-based employment discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant non-profit music organization for youth is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff-former employee failed to establish that defendant's legitimate reasons for firing him were pretextual; 2 )plaintiff failed to satisfy his "ultimate burden of persuading the trier of fact that he has been the victim of intentional discrimination"; and 3) the evidence taken as a whole is "insufficient to permit a reasonable jury, without resort to speculation, to draw [an] inference" that the board terminated plaintiff's employment because of his race or national origin.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/28/2008
- Published 08/28/2008
Judges
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit