Court Opinion

ID: 9441309
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-03 17:34:32.707732+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:28:16.048167
License: Public Domain

SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge,
concurring:
I join the court’s opinion fully but wish to state that I think this is a close case. We affirmed virtually all of the district court’s determinations — including its conclusion that Talavera’s discharge was not discriminatory. Talavera, who was a marginal employee — as reflected in her misrepresentations described in the district court opinion, see Talavera v. Fore, 648 F.Supp.2d 118, 137-40 (D.D.C.2009)— barely produces sufficient evidence to escape summary judgment on one of her prior to discharge non-promotion claims. This case illustrates why district judges typically decline Title VII cases when they take senior status.