Holifield v. Reno, No. 95-3280
| Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (11th Circuit) |
| Writing for the Court | Before BLACK; PER CURIAM |
| Citation | 115 F.3d 1555 |
| Parties | 74 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 511, 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 91 Edward A. HOLIFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Janet RENO, Attorney General of the United States, Joseph Class, Warden of FCI Marianna, Garland Jeffers, Associate Warden, FCI Marianna, Defendants-Appellees. |
| Decision Date | 02 July 1997 |
| Docket Number | No. 95-3280 |
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Johnston v. Henderson, No. 00-6445CIV.
...burden shifts to the employer to proffer a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for the adverse employment action. Holifield v. Reno, 115 F.3d 1555, 1566 (11th Cir. 1997). The burden on the defendant is one of production only, and not persuasion. Once the defendant has presented this evide......
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Anderson v. Dunbar Armored, Inc., Civil Action File No. 1:08-CV-3639-BBM.
...of producing a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for its employment action. This burden is "exceedingly light." Holifield v. Reno, 115 F.3d 1555, 1564 (11th Cir.1997). "The defendant must merely proffer nondiscriminatory based reasons, not prove them." Meeks v. Computer Assocs. Int'l., ......
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Morgan v. Cnty. Comm'n of Lawrence Cnty., Civil Action No. 5:14-CV-01823-CLS
...he presents circumstantial evidence that creates a triable issue concerning the employer's discriminatory intent. See Holifield v. Reno, 115 F.3d 1555, 1562 (11th Cir. 1997) (declaring that, in cases where a plaintiff cannot establish a prima facie case, summary judgment only will be "appro......
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Brackin v. Int'l Paper, Civil Action No. CV-10-03444-CLS
...Thus, it should also be resolved by the trier of facts, not by a motion to strike. Even though defendant cites Holifield v. Reno, 115 F.3d 1555 (11th Cir. 1997), for the proposition that "[t]he biases of one who neither makes nor influences the challenged personnel decision are not probativ......
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1616 cases
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Johnston v. Henderson, No. 00-6445CIV.
...burden shifts to the employer to proffer a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for the adverse employment action. Holifield v. Reno, 115 F.3d 1555, 1566 (11th Cir. 1997). The burden on the defendant is one of production only, and not persuasion. Once the defendant has presented this evide......
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Campbell v. Thomas, CASE NO. 2:10-CV-694-WC [WO]
...to create a genuine issue of material fact and, therefore, do not suffice to oppose a motion for summary judgment. Holifield v. Reno, 115 F.3d 1555, 1564 n.6 (11th Cir. 1997) (A plaintiff's "conclusory assertions . . . , in the absence of [admissible] supporting evidence, are insufficient t......
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Anderson v. Dunbar Armored, Inc., Civil Action File No. 1:08-CV-3639-BBM.
...of producing a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for its employment action. This burden is "exceedingly light." Holifield v. Reno, 115 F.3d 1555, 1564 (11th Cir.1997). "The defendant must merely proffer nondiscriminatory based reasons, not prove them." Meeks v. Computer Assocs. Int'l., ......
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Wright v. Southland Corp., No. 97-3458
...intent harbored by Bishop is therefore irrelevant to the question of Southland's liability under the ADEA. See Holifield v. Reno, 115 F.3d 1555, 1563-64 (11th Cir.1997) (" 'The biases of one who neither makes nor influences the challenged personnel decision are not probative in an employmen......
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