Topic: the employer's burden is only one of production, not persua… · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 47 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from McCoy v. City of Shreveport.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 McCoy v. City of Shreveport Anchor
ca5 · 2007
green “the employer's burden is only one of production, not persuasion, and involves no credibility assessment.” 21
2 McCoy v. City of Shreveport
ca5 · 2007
green “(1) is a member of a protected group; (2) was qualified for the position at issue; (3) was discharged or suffered some adverse employment action by the employer; and (4) was replaced by someone outside his protected group or was treated less favorably than other similarly situat…” 18
3 Rachid v. Jack In The Box Inc
ca5 · 2004
green “that the defendant's reason, while true, is only one of the reasons for its conduct, and another motivating factor is the plaintiff's protected characteristic.” 4
4 Diana Palacios v. City of Crystal City, Texas, et
ca5 · 2015
green “direct evidence of discrimination is evidence which, if believed, would prove the existence of a fact (i.e., unlawful discrimination) without any inferences or presumptions.” 4

A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.

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