Schoonmaker v. Spartan Graphics Leasing, LLC’s Empirical Analysis
595 F.3d 261 · 2010
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 623 (§ 4 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967)
Relies on Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · Manzer v. Diamond Shamrock Chemicals · Wexler v. White's Fine Furniture, Inc. · Wrenn v. Gould
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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] plaintiff first must establish a prima facie case by showing that (1) he was at least 40 years old at the time of the alleged discrimination, (2) he was subjected to an adverse employment action, (3) he was otherwise qualified for the position, and (4) the successful applicant was substantially younger than the plaintiff.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“If the employer meets this burden, the burden of production shifts back to the plaintiff to show that the employer's explanation was a mere pretext for intentional...discrimination.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The ultimate question in every employment discrimination case involving a claim of disparate treatment is whether the plaintiff was the victim of intentional discrimination.”
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.