Court Opinion

ID: 9799179
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 05:52:00.30157+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:14:04.480941
License: Public Domain

KING, Circuit Judge,
concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
I concur fully in Parts I, II, III.A, and III.B of the Judge Benavides’ opinion.
I further agree that, whether correctly or not, this circuit’s precedent requires the district court to determine, at the summary judgment stage, whether the plaintiff has established a prima facie case under McDonnell Douglas. Thus, I also concur in Judge Benavides’ decision to remand the retaliation claim to the district court to decide whether the plaintiff has made a prima facie showing of retaliation and, if so, for a trial on the merits.