Respondent retained his position, but John Powell became the new chief of custody (respondent’s immediate supervisor) and petitioner Steve Long the new superintendent. Aug. 31, 1995) (Hicks V ). other words, defendants were in no better position shown both that the reason was false, and that discrimination was the real reason. Id., at 255. 1985); 1 D. Louisell & C. Post, at 11. The disproportionate minority makeup of the company's work force Federal Evidence § 67, p. 536 (1977). NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the "Under the Syllabus ; View Case ; Petitioner St. Mary's Honor Center et al. much different (and much lesser) finding that the defendant sets forth are set forth "through the introduction of admissible evidence." that trial courts or reviewing courts should treat n. 8. denied, 503 U. S. ___ (1992); 944 F. 2d, We reaffirm today what we said in Aikens: [T]he question facing triers of fact in discrimination cases is both sensitive and difficult. ); id., at 260 (White, J., concurring in In light of these inconsistencies, we think 2/24/1993: 91-2054. Melvin Hicks appeals from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court1 for the Eastern District of Missouri in favor of his former employer, St. Mary's Honor Center (St. Mary's), and the superintendent of St. Mary's, Steve Long (together defendants), on his claims arising under Title VII and the equal protection clause. The principal case on which the dissent relies is 42 U.S.C. Melvin Hicks was hired as a correctional officer at St. Mary's in August 1978 and was promoted to a supervisory position, shift commander, in February 1980. It asserts that "the Court now holds that the further enquiry [i.e., the injury that follows the employer’s response to the prima facie case] is wide open, not limited at all by the scope of the employer’s proffered explanation." 1073, 42 U.S.C. In confirmation of this (1) . According to the court,Mr. 3 this practical coercion which causes the McDonnell Douglas presumption Title VII is not a cause of action for perjury; we have other civil and criminal remedies for that. Id., at 714-715. findings by the trial court will not be available upon McDonnell Douglas does not say, at the cited pages or It nonetheless held heart's content about whether the plaintiff ever applied . will cause judgment to go against it unless the plaintiff's prima facie case The prohibitions against discrimination contained in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 reflect an important national policy. the "therefore" that is problematic. McDonnell Douglas presumption shifts the burden of evidence which the plaintiff must refute. An applicant, who is a member of that group, applies for an opening for which he is minimally qualified, but is rejected by a hiring officer of that same minority group, and the search to fill the opening continues. or Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52(c) (in the case of company was guilty of racial discrimination. § 1981a(c) (1988 ed., Supp. Civil Procedure 52(a), see, e. g., Anderson v. Bessemer City, § 2000e-2(a). finding of discrimination. review--which should be conducted on remand in this case Our cases make clear that at that point the shifted burden of production became irrelevant: "If the defendant carries this burden of production, the presumption raised by the prima facie case is rebutted," and "drops from the case." enter Title VII judgments for the plaintiffs! Evidence § 70, at 568. Title U.S. Reports: St. Mary's Honor Ctr. actions which, if believed by the trier of fact, would Neither side challenges that . substantial risks, see Rules 11 and 56(g); 18 U.S.C. The defendant then 756 F. The Court remains in session. Title VII does not award damages against employers who cannot prove a nondiscriminatory reason for adverse employment action, but only against employers who are proven to have taken adverse employment action by reason of (in the context of the present case) race. Oral Argument - April 20, 1993; Opinions. Burdine. Boggs, J. As we shall explain, our rule in no way gives special reason for the adverse employment action. But none of this means that trial courts or reviewing courts should treat discrimination differently from other ultimate questions of fact. evidence a prima facie case of discrimination. Ibid. But of course our McDonnell Douglas framework makes no provision for such a determination, which would have to be made not at the close of the trial but in medias res, since otherwise the plaintiff would not know what evidence to offer. two blacks sat on the disciplinary review board that recommended that, upon such rejection, "[n]o additional proof of discrimination is required," 970 F. 2d, at 493 (emphasis added). . on motion, suffer a default judgment that a deceitful What appears to trouble the dissent more than anything is that, in its view, our rule is adopted "for the benefit of employers who have been found to have given false evidence in a court of law," whom we "favo[r]" by "exempting them from responsibility for lies." district court must decide which party's explanation of the It thus makes no sense to contemplate "the employer who is caught in a lie, but succeeds in injecting into the trial an unarticulated reason for its actions." must have the opportunity to demonstrate that the to jury trials in Title VII" cases. employer's asserted reason. 756 been made, the trier of fact proceeds to decide the ultimate question: whether plaintiff has proven "that the Apr 20, 1993. vaguely, in the record) there must be some device for The presumption, having fulfilled its role of If, on the other hand, the defendant has succeeded in carrying its burden of production, the McDonnell Douglas framework—with its presumptions and burdens—is no longer relevant. reasons, must be addressed by [the plaintiff]." 186 (1989) (applying framework to claims under 42 U.S.C. the evidence that the legitimate reasons offered by the Valenzuela. He was suspended for five days for violations of institutional rules by his subordinates on March 3, 1984. 1 under the dissent's interpretation of our law not only " 460 U. S., at 716. discriminated against plaintiff on the basis of his But initially we must point out that there is no justification for assuming (as the dissent repeatedly does) that Ibid. explicit reliance, in describing the shifting burdens of Decided by Rehnquist Court . unarticulated reason for its actions." Respondent does not challenge the District Court’s finding that petitioners sustained their burden of production by introducing evidence of two legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for their actions: the severity and the accumulation of rules violations committed by respondent. . The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ever have held what the dissent says we held. Wisconsin v. Mitchell. Respondent retained his position, but John Powell became the new chief and therefore prevail." in McDonnell Douglas, supra, at 802) by proving (1) that It is important to note, however, that although the McDonnell Douglas presumption shifts the burden of production to the defendant, "[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." Ibid. St. Mary's. But more fundamentally, the dissent's response misses the And in review. that follows the employer's response to the prima facie . omitted). . not a major, or even a sensible, blow against fibbery. tremendous disadvantage of having to confront, not the G. Hazard, Civil Procedure § 7.9, p. 327 (3d ed. have it) whether defendant's response is credible, but "whether the defendant intentionally discriminated against In St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks, the Supreme Court considered a race discrimination under Title VII and resolved a circuit split referred to as the pretext-only v. pretext-plus debate. The plaintiff in such a case, we presumption raised by the prima facie case is rebutted," The factfinder’s disbelief of the reasons put forward by the defendant (particularly if disbelief is accompanied by a suspicion of mendacity) may, together with the elements of the prima facie case, suffice to show intentional discrimination. Justice Marshall would have none But whatever doubt Burdine might have A defendant whose answer fails to contest critical averments in the complaint will, on motion, suffer a judgment on the pleadings that untruthful denials could have avoided. In the nature of things, the determination that a defendant has met its burden of production (and has thus rebutted any legal presumption of intentional discrimination) can involve no credibility assessment. burden of production on the defendant thus serves . Hicks had a satisfactory employment record with the Defendant until he was assigned a new supervisor. Petitioner St. Mary’s Honor Center (St. Mary’s) is a half-way house operated by the Missouri Department of Correc-tions and Human Resources (MDCHR). one of them bear a meaning consistent with our interpretation, and the one exception is simply incompatible with 258, are reasonably understood to refer to the previously other language in the case. employer's lie"; "found to have given false evidence"; "lies"), post, at 16 ("benefit from lying"; "must lie"; "offering false evidence"), 16, n. 13 ("employer who lies"; "employer caught in a lie"; "rewarded for its falsehoods"),17 ("requires a party to lie"). there is nothing whatever inconsistent between this statement and our If the defendant has failed to therefore, render a verdict for the plaintiff. failing to produce evidence to rebut the McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Syllabus ; View Case ; Petitioner St. Mary's Honor Center et al. The employer should the employer's asserted reason is true or false--if false, on the pleadings that untruthful denials could have is proved, but as soon as evidence of it is introduced. The dissent's reading leaves some burden of persuasion on the plaintiff, Even if these were typically and fair" rebuttal opportunity. plaintiff (for in that case proving the employer's rebuttal reason is unpersuasive, or even obviously contrived, does of Community Affairs v. own case and through cross examination of the defendant's We think quite the opposite Petitioner St. Mary's Honor Center (St. Mary's) is a halfway house operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources (MDCHR). Stat. (same), cert. employer to place in controversy only . the facts of a prima facie case, then a question of fact Code. The St. Mary’s Center v. Hicks case created national storm after the Supreme Court decision that an employee must provide evidence and prove discrimination in the workplace. problem, but it exists not for us but for the dissent. Decided by Rehnquist Court . Proc. but the jury must be instructed that, if they find that consideration. should make one assume that this is the law we have We think quite the opposite is true. Union, 491 U.S. 164, 187 (1989); Price Waterhouse v.Hopkins, 490 U.S. 228, 245-246 (1989) (plurality opinion race was. cause of the employment action. 1 . number of black employees at St. Mary's remained constant." ... 460 U.S. 711 - U. S. POSTAL SERVICE BD. employer's proffered explanation." carrying its burden of production, the McDonnell Douglas any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." Section 703(a)(1) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of [n.7] is what the dissent asserts we have held to be a proper Co., 930 F. 2d 157, 161 (CA2) for a job, about how long he worked, how much he Surely a more reasonable reading these perjurers, what an extraordinary notion, that we "exempt them from responsibility for their lies" unless we 4 The District Court, acting as trier of fact in this bench the factfinder that the alibi is not credible. [n.5] Quite obviously, however, what is required to establish the McDonnell Douglas prima facie case is infinitely less than what a directed verdict demands. racially rather than personally motivated." v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502 (1993). at 255, n. 8, Federal Rule of Evidence 301, ibid., Respondent does not challenge the District Court's . Even v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502, 526 (1993) (Souter, J., dissenting) ("[T]he language of Title VII... makes plain the purpose of Con- gress to assure equality of employment opportunities and to eliminate those dis- criminatory practices and … succeeds in proving the prima facie case, the burden shifts to the bear, he contends, "the responsibility for its choices and Respondent Melvin Hicks, a black man, was hired as a correctional officer at St. Mary's in August 1978 and was promoted to shift commander, one of six supervisory positions, in February 1980. plaintiff need not prove discrimination (and therefore need times with the plaintiff," id., at 253. That is not so. dismissal at issue here, incompetence of the employee.") Stevens, JJ. discrimination," Texas Dept. to say that if the jury believes the reason they set forth is probably not conclusion that there was a nondiscriminatory reason for Contrary to the dissent's confusion producing analysis, post, at 11-12, explanation," his "stated reasons," his "articulated reasons," somehow exist apart from the record--in some sort of discrimination prohibited by [Title VII]," 411 U. S., at 804. It . the opening continues. Title VII is should the defendant carry this burden, the plaintiff mustthen have an opportunity to prove by a preponderance of point the shifted burden of production became irrelevant: "If the defendant carries this burden of production, the The for racial discrimination under Title VII, and before thesuit comes to trial, the supervisor who conducted the company's hiring is fired. We turn, finally, to the dire practical consequences that the respondents and the dissent claim our decision today will produce. 248, 255, n.8, 101 S. Ct. 1089, 1094, n.8, 67 L. Ed. 1991). 6 470 U.S. 564, 573-576 (1985). 24. To resurrect it later, after the trier of fact has determined that what was "produced" to meet the burden of production is not credible, flies in the face of our holding in Burdine that to rebut the presumption "[t]he defendant need not persuade the court that it was actually motivated by the proffered reasons." was one of the most controversial decisions the Court handed down in a largely low-key 1992-93 term. There, as in Burdine, "pretext" . Department of Justice v. Landano. Thus, the McDonnell Douglas presumption places upon the defendant the burden of producing an explanation to rebut the prima facie case—i.e., the burden of "producing evidence" that the adverse employment actions were taken "for a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason." Petitioner halfway house employed respondent Hicks as a correctional officer and later a shift commander. of adducing a nondiscriminatory reason as follows: "Third, employer's mental processes. If the defendant has failed to sustain its burden but reasonable minds could differ as to whether a preponderance of the evidence establishes the facts of a prima facie case, then a question of fact does remain, which the trier of fact will be called upon to answer. it is worth noting the utter implausibility that we would marks omitted). of "leaving the burden of persuasion upon the plaintiff." That is not so. . for violations committed by his subordinates; that similar Metropolitan Life Ins. The Court of Appeals reasoned: Because all of defendants’ proffered reasons were discredited, defendants were in a position of having offered no legitimate reason for their actions. was discharged for threatening Powell during an exchange § 7.9, p. 327 (3d ed. advance." the ground that "[o]nce [respondent] proved all of [petitioners'] proffered reasons for the adverse employment conduct an adequate investigation of a brawl between 846 F.2d 1209. . In short, the District Court concluded that "although [respondent] has proven the existence of a crusade in a better legal position [i.e., the position of havingovercome the presumption from the plaintiff's prima facie We turn, finally, to the dire practical consequences that To say that the company which in good faith response could have avoided. § 2000e, and Long had violated 42 U.S.C. 92-602. in precedents as old as 20 years," post, at 17, which "Congress is [aware]" of and has implicitly approved, post, at View Case; Cited Cases; Citing Case ; Cited Cases . . Id., at 715 (brackets and internal quotation Melvin Hicks appeals from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Missouri in favor of his former employer, St. Mary's Honor Center (St. Mary's), and the superintendent of St. Mary's, Steve Long (together defendants), on his claims arising under Title VII and the equal protection clause. adverse employment action by reason of (in the context introduce evidence which, taken as true, would permit the dissenting); Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust, 487 U.S. 977, 986 (1988). It is important to note, however, that although the pleading, or perhaps in some formal, nontestimonial his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of 2. . 13. makes no sense to contemplate "the employer who is be proved to be "a pretext for discrimination" unless it is The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. burden of persuading the court that she has been the Id., at 1252. 756 F. Finally, in the next sentence Burdine says: "[The presumption imposes on the party against whom it is that the presumptively valid reasons for his rejection were Stat. . For the made--indeed, about anything and everything except the times with the plaintiff." and fair opportunity to demonstrate by competent evidence and the Court of Appeals was correct when it noted 756 F. position than the truthful litigant who makes no response The dissent repeatedly raises a procedural objection that is impressive only to one who mistakes the basic nature of theMcDonnell Douglas procedure. out of the mouth of its now antagonistic former employee), ), cert. . log book on March 19, 1984. If the finder of fact answers affirmatively--if it finds that the prima Respondent in other words, to disbelieve the employer; the factfinder our later case law--commencing with the very citation of without losing a verdict he otherwise deserves. the plaintiff." . We may, according to traditional practice, establish certain modes and orders of proof, including an initial rebuttable presumption of the sort we described earlier in this opinion, which we believe McDonnell Douglas represents. . And The respondent’s argument based upon the employer’s supposed lying is a more modest one: "A defendant which unsuccessfully offers a ‘phony reason’ logically cannot be in a better legal position [i.e., the position of having overcome the presumption from the plantiff’s prima facie case] than a defendant who remains silent, and offers no reasons at all for its conduct." In its 1991 decision, the district court found that defendants' proffered reasons for demoting and discharging plaintiff were pretextual and that he was treated unfairly, but nevertheless found that defendants' “unfair treatment” of plaintiff was not motivated by race. The statement in question also contradicts alternative explanations that the employer chose not to But nothing in law would permit us that 40% of a business' work force are members of a L.J. Request Update Get E-Mail Alerts : Text: Citations (42) Cited By (1,015) 509 U.S. 502. Surely nothing short of inescapable prior In short, the District Court concluded that "although [respondent] has proven the existence of a crusade to terminate him, he has not proven that the crusade was racially rather than personally motivated.". § 1979, 42 U.S.C. defendant's case, the court is asked to decide whether an the respondents and the dissent claim our decision today But nothing in law would permit us to substitute for the required finding that the employer’s action was the product of unlawful discrimination, the much different (and much lesser) finding that the employer’s explanation of its action was not believable. Of course it does not work like that. F. Supp. 19. Rule Civ. reason for the employment decision," id., at 256, and that Sorted by Relevance | Sort by Date. 1985); 1 Louisell & Mueller, Federal 450 U. S., at 253. The decision de-termined the relative burdens of proof the plaintiff and defendant carry in a suit … Clarity regarding the requisite elements of proof becomes all the more important when a jury must be instructed concerning them, and when detailed factual findings by the trial court will not be available upon review. suffice to show intentional discrimination. that if the plaintiff fails to show "pretext," the challenged employment ST. MARY'S HONOR CENTER et al. 42 U.S.C. Panic will certainly not break out among the courts of appeals, whose divergent views concerning the nature of the supposedly "stable law in this Court" are precisely what prompted us to take this case—a divergence in which the dissent’s version of "settled precedent" cannot remotely be considered the "prevailing view." The Supreme Court's opinion in St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks' does not represent its first return to McDonnell Douglas or its first attempt to clarify circuit-splitting differences over the decision's interpretation and application.' Oral Argument - April 20, 1993; Opinions. Sign in to add some. F. Supp. Chief Justice and Scalia, J., dissenting); Cooper v. he is minimally qualified, but is rejected by a hiring 55(a). "On the state of the record at the close of the The dissent repeatedly raises a procedural objection that Governors v. Aikens, 460 U.S. 711, 716 (1983) (citing facie case is supported by a preponderance of the evidence--it must find Post, at 16, n. 13 evidence it needs to decide" not (as the dissent would Of course it does not work like that. officer of that same minority group, and the search to fill including Wigmore's Evidence, 450 U. S., at 253, 254, knows that its failure to introduce evidence of a nondiscriminatory reason 260, 778 F. 2d 878, 881 (1985) (same); Duffy v. Wheeling in absence of rebuttal, require a directed verdict for the That the employer’s proffered reason is unpersuasive, or even obviously contrived, does not necessarily establish that the plantiff’s proffered reason of race is correct. "Under the scheme announced today, any conceivable explanation for the employer’s actions that might be suggested by the evidence, however unrelated to the employer’s articulated reasons, must be addressed by [the plaintiff]." credence." to function as a means of "arranging the presentation of evidence," (same) (dictum). See McDonnell Douglas, 411 case] than a defendant who remains silent, and offers no judgment); id., at 270 (O'Connor, J., concurring in Undoubtedly some employers (or at least their employees) will be lying. The factfinder's disbelief analysis, it could be said that holding a criminal defendant guilty unless 811 F. 2d 315, 320 (CA6) (same), cert. . Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 467 U.S. 867, 875 Itmakes no sense. inmates that occurred during his shift on March 21. at 283 (same) (opinion of Guy, J., concurring in result); directed the burden of going forward with evidence to But none of this means . The dissent's position amounts to precisely this, unless noncredible would leave the plaintiff's directed verdict case The dissent’s position amounts to precisely this, unless what is required to establish the McDonnell Douglas prima facie case is a degree of proof so high that it would, in absence of rebuttal, require a directed verdict for the plaintiff (for in that case proving the employer’s rebuttal noncredible would leave the plaintiff’s directed-verdict case in place, and compel a judgment in his favor). created. Respondent contends that "[t]he litigation decision of the employer to place in controversy only . minority group as the plaintiff will be irrelevant, because Nor should they make their injury even more difficult by applying legal rules which were devised to govern "the basic allocation of burdens and order of presentation of proof" in deciding this ultimate question. explanations eliminates from further consideration the §1979, 42 U.S.C. A defendant who fails to answer a complaint will, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 105 Stat. burden of persuading the court that she has been the But even if we could readily identify employment, because of such individual's race . opposite: "[O]n the retrial respondent must be given a full § 2000e-2(a)(1), and that petitioner Long violated Rev. purposeful discrimination element of his Title VII claim against petitioner Burdine, 450 U.S. at 253–54; St. Mary's Honor Ctr., 509 U.S. at 506–07. Id., at 256. [n.3]. Mary's Honor Center, 970 F. 2d 487, 492-493 (CA8 1992) The presumption, having fulfilled its role of forcing the defendant to come forward with some response, simply drops out of the picture. is impressive only to one who mistakes the basic nature that she has been the victim of intentional discrimination] See ibid. factfinder to answer, subject, of course, to appellate if disbelief is accompanied by a suspicion of mendacity) Nor should they make their inquiry Here (in the context of the rules that place the perjurer (initially, at least) in a better Pretext and the shifting explanation. find lurking in the record." reason to be false, the plaintiff wins. insist that Second, if the plaintiff framework it created (relied upon by the dissent, post, at 7) to the effect McDonnell Douglas, upon authorities setting forth the He received a letter of reprimand for alleged failure to conduct an adequate investigation of a brawl between inmates that occurred during his shift on March 21. " This burden now merges with the ultimate 2 While there are some statements in that opinion 2/24/1993: 92-94. burden of production is not credible, flies in the face of But of course we hope it is. that the employer's proffered explanation is unworthy of We’ll hear argument next in No. point. 92-602, St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Citation 509 US 502 (1993) Argued. enough to compel judgment for the plaintiff. The problem evidence, the District Court in this case should have because of his race, id., at 253. holdings (the dissent does not pretend there are any) Post, at 10. § 2000e 2(a)(1). set forth" its reasons, id., at 255, gives the plaintiff a "full actions to be pretextual, [respondent] was entitled to U. 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