Dillon Ex Rel. Dillon v. City of Conway

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Dillon Ex Rel. Dillon v. City of Conway, 92 F. App'x 385 (8th Cir. 2004)

Dillon Ex Rel. Dillon v. City of Conway

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Belinda Dillon appeals the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment to the City of Conway on her pregnancy-discrimination claim. We affirm.

We agree with the district court that Dillon failed to produce evidence that permitted an inference of pregnancy discrimination. Title VII only guarantees that pregnant women are treated as well as nonpregnant employees who are similarly situated. Deneen v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., 132 F.3d 431, 436-37 (8th Cir. 1998). After reviewing the record, we agree that Dillon did not produce any evidence showing that similarly situated probationary employees were treated differently. Nor did she produce other evidence that would permit an inference that she was fired because she was pregnant. Without this evidence, Dillon failed to meet her burden under the first step of McDonnell Douglas, and the district court correctly granted summary judgment to the City.

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. The Honorable G. Thomas Eisele, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Reference

Full Case Name
Belinda C. DILLON, as Next Friend of Joshua Wayne Dillon and Jonathan Edward Dillon, Appellant, v. CITY OF CONWAY, ARKANSAS, Appellee
Status
Unpublished