Opinion ID: 4540613
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Third Position- Engineer III-Journeyman

Text: Finally, as to the Engineer III position, MGM again argues that it hired Joseph Davis because he was more qualified than Gibson.6 Gibson fails to rebut that legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason and offers almost no argument on the issue. Both Valentine and Lewis noted that Gibson did not have a journeyman license for plumbing during the interview. Meanwhile, the interview questionnaires show that Davis had journeyman and master plumber licenses. In her brief, Gibson does not argue that she was more qualified than Davis, but instead focuses on the collective bargaining agreement, which states that MGM should promote from within if there is a qualified candidate. Even if true, however, that does not rebut that Davis was more qualified. Gibson may have some claim with the union or some other cause of action, but it does not create a genuine dispute on the issue regarding whether Davis was more qualified than her for the Engineer III position. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment on Gibson’s claims related to the Engineer III position.