SWACKHAMMER v. SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT CO.

No. 05-3222.

493 F.3d 1160 (2007)

Dena SWACKHAMMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank B.W. McCollum, McCollum & Parks LC, Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Elaine Drodge Koch, Jeremiah J. Morgan, and Heather S. Esau Zerger, Bryan Cave LLP, Kansas City, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, Circuit Judge, McWILLIAMS and EBEL, Senior Circuit Judges.


EBEL, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from a Title VII suit brought by Dena Swackhammer against her former employer, Sprint/United Management Co. ("Sprint"), in which she alleged that the decision to terminate her employment was motivated by gender discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Sprint, holding that Swackhammer failed to satisfy her burden under the third step of the McDonnell Douglas1

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