CONSTANT

v.

ADVANCED MICRO-DEVICES, INC., ET AL.

Citator

Cited By (12 total)

• Mesnick v. Gen. Elec. Co., 950 F.2d 816 (1st Cir. 1991)
  …h immunity for past and [*829] present inadequacies, unsatisfactory performance, and uncivil conduct in dealing with subordinates and with his peers.” Jackson v. St. Joseph State Hosp., 840 F. 2d 1387, 1391 (8th Cir.) (Title VII case), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 892, 109 S.Ct. 228, 102 L.Ed.2d 218 (1988). In the absence of proof sufficient to create a jury issue regarding retaliation, courts should not use cases involving unsupported reprisal claims to police the wisdom, fairness, or even the rationality of an…
• Valdez v. Mercy Hosp., 961 F.2d 1401 (8th Cir. 1992)
  …hird element of a prima facie case of retaliatory discharge: that “a causal connection” exists between his protected activity (filing a complaint) and his discharge. Jackson v. Saint Joseph State Hosp., 840 F. 2d 1387, 1390 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 892, 109 S.Ct. 228, 102 L.Ed.2d 218 (1988). We will not hold an employer legally liable for firing an employee who is not performing his job satisfactorily merely because the discharge follows within six months the employee’s filing of a civil rights co…
• Burlington N. R.R. Co. v. Dep't OF Revenue OF The State OF Wash., 934 F.2d 1064 (9th Cir. 1991)
  …its have held objections waived where a party objected only after the master filed an unfavorable report. See Jenkins v. Sterlacci, 849 F. 2d 627, 634 (D.C.Cir.1988); Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, 848 F. 2d 1560, 1566 (Fed.Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 892, 109 S.Ct. 228, 102 L.Ed.2d 218 (1988); Hill v. Duriron Co., 656 F. 2d 1208, 1213 (6th Cir. 1981). These cases reflect the courts’ desire to avoid rules that provide an incentive to withhold objections until disappointed by an unfavorable result. In…