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Ikejiani v. Dade County Public Health Trust
16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D206
Plaintiff is an African-American pharmacist who was employed by the defendant at a hospital pharmacy. He was involved in an altercation with a supervisor, was terminated and subsequently filed a Title VII action. The court assumed that the plaintiff had met his prima facie burden. However, the plaintiff failed to put forth any evidence that the legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for the termination was pretextual (terminated for aggressive behavior and insubordination). The court notes that the heart of the pretext inquiry is not whether the employee agrees with the reasons that the employer gives for the discharge, but whether the employer really was motivated by those reasons. Plaintiff offered no evidence to meet his burden in showing pretext. Summary judgment granted for the employer.
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