Hagans v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis
752 F.2d 477 · 1985
Citation profile
17 federal appellate · 4 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens · Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“1. that the plaintiff belongs to a class protected by Title VII; 2. that the plaintiff applied and was qualified for a job for which the employer was seeking applicants; 3. that, despite being qualified, the plaintiff was rejected; and 4. that, after the plaintiff’s rejection, the position remained open and the employer continued to seek applicants from persons of comparable qualifications.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“may succeed in persuading the court that she has been the victim of intentional discrimination ... either by directly persuading the court that a discriminatory reason more likely motivated the employer or indirectly by showing that the employer's proffered explanation is unworthy of credence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Our past cases are divided as to whether our review of a lower court's ultimate finding regarding establishment of a prima facie case is de novo or under a 'clearly erroneous' standard.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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