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DeCaire v. Mukasey

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530 F.3d 1 · Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · Mar 11, 2008
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using temporal proximity to find factual error in court's ultimate conclusion regarding causation
"our law is that temporal proximity alone can suffice to meet the relatively light burden of establishing a prima facie case of retaliation"
“[O]ur law is that temporal proximity alone can suffice to ‘meet the relatively light burden of establishing a prima facie case of retaliation.’ ”
causation based on temporal proximity exists where alleged retaliation occurred a year after protected activity
“[T]emporal proximity alone can suffice to ‘meet the relatively light burden of establishing a prima facie case of retaliation.’”
“[Tjemporal proximity alone can suffice to ‘meet the relatively light burden of establishing a prima facie case of retaliation.’ ” (quoting Mariani-Colón v. Dep’t of Homeland Sec. ex rel. Chertoff, 511 F.3d 216, 224 (1st Cir.2007))
lack of hostility prior to protected conduct supports inference of retaliatory animus
“our law is that temporal proximity alone can suffice to ‘meet the relatively light burden of establishing a prima facie case of retaliation.’” (quoting Mariani-Colon v. Dep’t of Homeland Sec. ex rel. Chertoff, 511 F.3d 216, 224 (1st Cir. 2007))
"our law is that temporal proximity alone can suffice to 'meet the relatively light burden of establishing a prima facie case of retaliation.' " (quoting Mariani-Colon v. Dep't of Homeland Sec. ex rel. Chertoff , 511 F.3d 216 , 224 (1st Cir. 2007) )