What is the burden of proving that a defendant intentionally discriminated against a plaintiff?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Cervantes v. Cemex, Inc., 1:12-CV-01932-LJO-JLT (E.D. Cal. 2014):

Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 807 (1973)). "However, '[t]he ultimate burden of persuading the trier of fact that the defendant intentionally discriminated against the plaintiff remains at all times with the plaintiff.'" Pejic, 840 F.2d at 672 (quoting Texas Dep't. of Comm. Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248, 253, (1981); Casillas v. United States Navy, 735 F.2d 338, 342 (9th Cir.1984)).

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