U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2001

Kaye v. Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Kaye v. Lucent Technologies, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided February 26, 2001 · Arnold, Hansen, Lay
3 F. App'x 581

Kaye v. Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

This is an action under Title VII for discriminatory discharge based on gender, and state-law claims of fraud and defamation are also asserted. The District Court1 granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

We have little to add to the well-reasoned opinion of the District Court. Defendant gave business-related reasons for its decision to fire the plaintiff, and there is no substantial evidence to show that defendant did not genuinely believe these reasons, or that they were a pretext for gender discrimination. We do not believe that the nature of the case requires a more extended discussion.

Affirmed.

. The Hon. Paul A. Magnuson, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

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