Opinion ID: 38433
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Heading: reasons proffered by employers in response to

Text: Smith claims he was not selected for a a prima facie case of alleged discrimination; promotion on account of his race. The district the “burden on the employer is only of procourt determined that Smith had established a duction, not persuasion, involving no credibilprima facie case because he is a member of a ity assessments.”2 protected class and was certified as eligible and sought the supervisory position ultimately Smith attempts to demonstrate a genuine awarded to another employee not within the issue of material fact as to pretext by reference protected class. The court concluded that to three self-styled affidavits submitted by Smith had failed to demonstrate a genuine former co-workers. Only one of these submisissue of material fact as to whether the Cen- sions, however, is at all probative of unlawful discrimination. In any event, as the district court concluded, this submission is not com-