Cases — September 17th through 23rd (2017)
Discrimination/Retaliation
*Brown v. LaFerry’s LP Gas Co., Inc. (10th Cir., September 19, 2017) (affirming dismissal, for failure to state a claim, of Brown’s racial discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act: his coworkers refusal to speak to him did not, in the court’s opinion, create a hostile work environment or pervasive harassment)
*Brown v. LaFerry’s LP Gas Co., Inc. (10th Cir., September 19, 2017) (affirming dismissal, for failure to state a claim, of Brown’s racial discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act: his coworkers refusal to speak to him did not, in the court’s opinion, create a hostile work environment or pervasive harassment)
*Casalina v. Perry (10th Cir., September 19, 2017)(affirming summary judgment in favor of Perry (Energy Secretary) on Casalina’s Equal Pay discrimination claim because the disparity between her and her male coworker was not pretext for gender discrimination)
*Cases marked with an asterisk are cases the 10th Circuit does not consider binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. They may be cited, however, for persuasive value under Fed.R.App.P. 32.1 and 10th Cir.R. 32.1.