White Female Police Captain Was Not Entitled To Summary Judgment On Her Race And Gender Discrimination Claims
In this case, the United States District Court held that while a white female police captain established a prima facie case of discrimination in connection with her nonselection for a vacant inspector position, she was not entitled to summary judgment on her race and gender discrimination claims against the city and its mayor under Title VII and § 1981.
The mayor's proffered reasons for
selecting an African-American male candidate were an impressive resume, his
belief that the candidate truly desired the job and would strive to excel at it,
his approval of the candidate's ideas for how he would perform as an inspector,
and his characterization of the candidate as having "good street sense" and
"street smarts" as they related to his ability to combat crime. The captain
would have to establish those articulated reasons were a pretext for unlawful
discrimination.
Dietz v. Baker