Case: Discrimination/Sex Discrimination (D. Colo.)

A Colorado federal district court denied summary judgment to the City and County of Denver, Denver Sheriff Department on a male sergeant’s sex discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, finding genuine issues of material fact regarding whether the department’s stated reasons for not promoting him to captain—observations of his harsh management style and complaints from subordinates—were pretextual, given factual disputes about whether the sheriff actually observed his management style and inconsistencies in the department’s explanations.

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