246 F. Supp. 2d 10 - Higbee v. Billington’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
7 district ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 717 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 703 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Conley v. Gibson · Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is certainly true that, lest they micromanage businesses and federal agencies and be overwhelmed by every trivial complaint, the courts have insisted that the personnel action complained of in a Title VII action be substantial. In this Circuit, that means that plaintiff must allege that she endured “objectively tangible harm.” Brown v. Brody, 339 U.S.App. D.C. 233, 199 F.3d 446, 457 (D.C.Cir.1999). There must be some showing of “materially adverse consequences affecting the terms, conditions or privileges of her employment or her future employment opportunities such that a reasonable trier of fact could conclude that the plaintiff has suffered objectively tangible harm.” Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“a series of indignities can accumulate over time creating a radical transformation of one's entire work experience” is misplaced. In Higbee , plaintiff asserted”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.