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6 Missouri opinions name it 2 courts 2013–2024 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Missouri courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Murray v. Southwest Missouri Drug Task Forcegreen2 sentences2021Mo. Drug Task Force, 335 S.W.3d 566, 569 (Mo. App. 2011)). 2013Missouri Drug Task Force, 335 S.W.3d 566, 569 (Mo.App.2011). | 2 | 2 |
Denise Coleman v. Patrick R. Donahogreen2 sentences2015So long as the distinctions between the plaintiff and the proposed comparators are not ‘so significant that they render the comparison effectively useless,’ the similarly-situated requirement is satisfied.” Coleman, 667 F.3d at 846 (internal citations omitted); see also Chaney v. Plainfield Healthcare Ctr., 612 F.3d 908, 916 (7th Cir. 2010) ("[T]he similarly situated co-worker inquiry [in a disparate treatment case] is a search for a substantially similar employee, not for a clone”). . 2015Williams does not impose a test involving specific factors of similarity in order for “me too” evidence to be admissible 14 Even in the disparate treatment context, similarly situated employees “need not be identical in every conceivable way. … .So long as the distinctions between the plaintiff and the proposed comparators are not ‘so significant that they render the comparison effectively useless,’ the similarly-situated requirement is satisfied.” Coleman, 667 F.3d at 846 (internal citations omitted); see also Chaney v. Plainfield Healthcare Ctr., 612 F.3d 908, 916 (7th Cir. 2010) (“[T]he sim | 2 | 2 |
Chaney v. Plainfield Healthcare Centergreen2 sentences2015So long as the distinctions between the plaintiff and the proposed comparators are not ‘so significant that they render the comparison effectively useless,’ the similarly-situated requirement is satisfied.” Coleman, 667 F.3d at 846 (internal citations omitted); see also Chaney v. Plainfield Healthcare Ctr., 612 F.3d 908, 916 (7th Cir. 2010) ("[T]he similarly situated co-worker inquiry [in a disparate treatment case] is a search for a substantially similar employee, not for a clone”). . 2015Williams does not impose a test involving specific factors of similarity in order for “me too” evidence to be admissible 14 Even in the disparate treatment context, similarly situated employees “need not be identical in every conceivable way. … .So long as the distinctions between the plaintiff and the proposed comparators are not ‘so significant that they render the comparison effectively useless,’ the similarly-situated requirement is satisfied.” Coleman, 667 F.3d at 846 (internal citations omitted); see also Chaney v. Plainfield Healthcare Ctr., 612 F.3d 908, 916 (7th Cir. 2010) (“[T]he sim | 2 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Missouri. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Coyne v. Edwards
green
2 sentences2024“The similarly situated standard is a rigorous one requiring proof that the two classes were similarly situated in all relevant aspects.” Id. (internal quotation marks omitted) Law enforcement officers and other city employees, including correctional officers, are not similarly situated. 16 Section 556.061(32) defines “law enforcement officer” as “any public servant having both the power and duty to make arrests for violations of the laws of this state[.]” Section 590.502.1(5) additionally defines “law enforcement officer” as “any commissioned peace officer with the power to arrest for a viola 2021“The similarly situated standard is a ‘rigorous one’ requiring proof that the two classes ‘were similarly situated in all relevant aspects.’” Id. (emphasis added) (quoting Murray v. Sw. | 2 | 2021–2024 |
G. Steven Cox v. Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc.
green
1 sentence2016So long as the distinctions between the plaintiff and the proposed comparators are not so significant that they render the comparison effectively useless, the similarly-situated requirement is satisfied.” Id. at 123 n. 14 (internal quotations omitted). | 1 | 2016–2016 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.