Hastings v. Saiki
| Decision Date | 29 November 1993 |
| Citation | 17 F.3d 1436 |
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| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Tenth Circuit |
Before TACHA and BRORBY, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, ** Senior District Judge.
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. Accordingly, appellant's request for oral argument is denied and the case is ordered submitted on the briefs.
Plaintiff appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, his employer and supervisor, in this employment discrimination suit. Plaintiff alleged defendants discriminated against him in various respects, ultimately leading to his constructive discharge through early retirement, on account of his age, sex, and participation in protected activities under Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The district court held that plaintiff had failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination or retaliation and that, moreover, defendants had presented and substantiated legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for their actions which had not been effectively rebutted as pretextual by plaintiff.
We review summary judgment de novo and apply the same legal standard used by the district court under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). Summary judgment is appropriate if there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and ... the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. We view the evidence and draw any inferences in a light most favorable to the party opposing summary judgment, but that party must identify sufficient evidence which would require submission of the case to a jury.
Green Constr. Co. v. Kansas Power & Light Co., 1 F.3d 1005, 1008 (10th Cir.1993) (citations and internal quotations omitted). Summary judgment will not be forestalled by conclusory allegations, McVay v. Western Plains Serv. Corp., 823 F.2d 1395, 1398 (10th Cir.1987), or by merely colorable evidence, Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 249-50 (1986).
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