Cases — August 7th through 13th

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Discrimination/Retaliation

Bird v. West Valley City (10th Cir., August 8, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of West Valley on Bird’s gender-discrimination and hostile-work-environment claims; but reversing on Bird’s claim of First-Amendment retaliation claim)

*Ridgell-Boltz v. Colvin (10th Cir., August 10, 2016) (affirming denial of attorneys’ fees, but reversing the district court’s order dismissing Ridgell-Boltz’s hostile-work-environment claim)

*Chung v. El Paso School District No. 11 (10th Cir., August 11, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the School District on Chung’s discrimination and retaliation claims, based on the school’s refusal to give her the assignment she preferred)

*Vinez v. Sky Chefs, Inc. (10th Cir. August 12, 2016) (affirming summary judgement in favor of Sky Chefs because Vinez was unable to demonstrate discriminatory animus)

*Cases marked with an asterisk are cases the 10th Circuit does not consider binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. They may be cited, however, for persuasive value under Fed.R.App.P. 32.1 and 10th Cir.R. 32.1.