Opinion ID: 1004508
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Transfer to Gateway

Text: Nationwide attests that Cleary was transferred to Gateway as the best available option once the Lobbying Office closed. Although her arrival at Gateway was marked by some confusion — little notice of her impending arrival to her supervisor, lack of a computer, desk, and chair for Cleary to use — by all accounts, Cleary readily settled into her new position. Moreover, Cleary concedes that there were no administrative assistant positions open at the time of her reassignment. Further, there is no evidence that supervisor Betts knew of the harassment investigation until Cleary herself told Betts about it. 12 CLEARY v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. Although, according to Cleary, Betts made the statement to her that I know you probably think that I’ve been a real bitch to you and very mean to you, but I’ve received a lot of pressure from Nationwide[,] J.A. 321, Cleary offers no other evidence elaborating on this comment. That is, Cleary interprets the statement to mean that Nationwide pressured Betts to mistreat Cleary, without acknowledging that it could have many other meanings. There is no evidence of who within Nationwide applied the pressure or of its aim. Therefore, this ambiguous statement is insufficient evidence on which a reasonable factfinder could rely to find pretext for discrimination.