Guimaraes v. Supervalu, Inc., No. 11-1046 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff sued her former employer for national-origin discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq., and the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), Minn. Stat. 363A. The district court granted summary judgment to the employer, dismissing all claims with prejudice. The court held that plaintiff did not present direct evidence of national-origin discrimination in violation of Title VII or MHRA and that her claim was properly analyzed under the McDonnell Douglas framework. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Civil case - employment discrimination. Plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of Title VII discrimination based on national origin as she did not show that the circumstances of her termination gave rise to an inference of discrimination; assuming plaintiff had made a prima facie case, she failed to show defendant's legitimate, non-discriminatory ground for her discharge - her work performance - was a pretext for unlawful discrimination; district court did not err in dismissing plaintiff's claim that she was retaliated against for reporting discrimination.
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