Sagar v. Lew’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “in Lin's direction when done. Id. at 22. There is no evidence suggesting that Lin, who was himself 59 years old, harbored any age-based animus toward Sagar. To be sure, Lin and Sagar may not have gotten along. But there is no evidence that would permit a reasonable jury to find that Lin fabricated his notes for the purpose of sharing them with Brady months later, that Lin had developed a plan to induce Brady to fire Sagar, and that Lin was motivated by age-based animus. Moreover, even if the events did not occur precisely as Lin recorded, and as Brady repeated,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sagar v. Mnuchin

2. “Sagar filed this action. Dkt. 104-21 at 5 (Def.'s SUMF ¶ 18); see Dkt. 1. His amended complaint, Dkt. 41, initially asserted six claims, which the Court construed in an earlier memorandum opinion as follows: age discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment claims under the ADEA, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (Counts 1, 4, and 6); two claims based on the Department's alleged violation of ethical rules and regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sagar v. Mnuchin