SCOTT v. UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

No. 96-60385.

148 F.3d 493 (1998)

Linda Anne SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim D. Waide, III, David Anthony Chandler, Lisa S. Rohman, Waide Law Firm, Tupelo, MS, Nancy Allen Wegener, Clarksdale, MS, for Scott.

Seth Michael Galanter, Jessica Dunsay Silver, U.S Dept. of Justice, Appellate Section, Civil Rights Div., Washington, DC, for United States.

Mary Ann Connell, James Cal Mayo, Jr., The University of Mississippi, University, MS, Charles T. Rubisoff, Jackson, MS, for University of Mississippi.

Thomas W. Osborne, Laurie McCann, Melvin Radowitz, American Ass'n of Retired Persons, Washington, DC, for American Ass'n of Retired Persons, Amicus Curiae.

Douglas A. Hedin, Minneapolis, MN, for National Employment Lawyers Ass'n, Amicus Curiae.

Before EMILIO M. GARZA, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

The University of Mississippi ("University") appeals the judgment entered against it following a jury trial in this Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., case brought by Linda Anne Scott. Holding that Scott failed to adduce sufficient evidence from which a jury could reasonably infer discrimination and, therefore, that the district court erred in denying judgment as a matter of law to the University...

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