Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Transpac Drilling Venture v. United States

Transpac Drilling Venture v. United States, 513 U.S. 819 (1994)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1994-10-03
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • granting summary judgment even after plaintiff had established a prima facie case of race discrimination on the grounds that plaintiff had “not offered sufficient evidence to support a finding that [defendant’s] stated reason was a pretext for discrimination.”
  • “[T]he allocation of burdens under Title VII applies to proving in tentional discrimination under section 1981 as well.”
  • failure to post job vacancies does not, standing alone, amount to evidence of intentional discrimination
  • “Durham has not offered sufficient evidence to support a finding that Xerox’s stated reason was a pretext for discrimination.”

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Case below, 26 Cl.Ct. 1245; 16 F.3d 383. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied.