Mathirampuzha v. Potter’s Empirical Analysis
548 F.3d 70 · 2008
Citation profile
14 federal appellate · 11 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 154 later decisions — most recently September 2023 · most notably Fincher v. Depositoy Trust & Clearing Corp. (2010), McBride v. BIC Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. (2009)
14 federal appellate · 11 district · 1 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2401 · 28 U.S.C. § 2671 · 28 U.S.C. § 2674 · 28 U.S.C. § 2680 · 29 U.S.C. § 633A (§ 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 39 U.S.C. § 1005 · 39 U.S.C. § 409 · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks · Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.
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 154 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To be materially adverse, a change in working conditions must be more disruptive than a mere inconvenience or an alteration of job responsibilities. Examples of such a change include termination of employment, a demotion evidenced by a decrease in wage or salary, a less distinguished title, a material loss of benefits, significantly diminished material responsibilities, or other indices unique to a particular situation.”
9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a]n adverse employment action is a materially adverse change in the terms and conditions of employment.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“At the first stage of the McDonnell Douglas analysis, the plaintiff bears the burden of establishing a prima facie case of-discrimination by showing that: !)• [she] belonged to a protected class; 2) [she] was qualified for the position; 3) [she] suffered an adverse employment action; and 4) the adverse employment action occurred under circumstances giving rise to an inference of discriminatory intent.’”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.