Filed: Oct. 16, 2006
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Summary: [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED _ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT OCT 16, 2006 No. 05-16517 THOMAS K. KAHN _ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 04-01161 CV-F-N BONNIE STEPHENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus REGIONS BANK, Defendant-Appellee. _ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama _ (October 16, 2006) Before ANDERSON and DUBINA, Circuit Judges.* PER CURIAM: * Judge C. Roger Vinson recused before the decision
Summary: [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED _ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT OCT 16, 2006 No. 05-16517 THOMAS K. KAHN _ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 04-01161 CV-F-N BONNIE STEPHENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus REGIONS BANK, Defendant-Appellee. _ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama _ (October 16, 2006) Before ANDERSON and DUBINA, Circuit Judges.* PER CURIAM: * Judge C. Roger Vinson recused before the decision i..
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED
________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
OCT 16, 2006
No. 05-16517
THOMAS K. KAHN
________________________
CLERK
D. C. Docket No. 04-01161 CV-F-N
BONNIE STEPHENS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
REGIONS BANK,
Defendant-Appellee.
________________________
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Alabama
_________________________
(October 16, 2006)
Before ANDERSON and DUBINA, Circuit Judges.*
PER CURIAM:
*
Judge C. Roger Vinson recused before the decision in this case. This opinion is
entered by a quorum. 28 U.S.C. § 46(d).
We can assume, arguendo, that Stephens has established a prima facie case
with respect to gender discrimination, age discrimination, and discrimination under
ERISA, but we conclude that no reasonable jury could find discrimination or illegal
action on the part of the bank in light of the strength of the bank’s legitimate non-
discriminatory reasons for firing Stephens. Although these reasons include two
previous incidents that warranted discipline, the primary reason for the bank’s
action was Stephens’ conduct on November 7, 2003. On that date, she sent a
customer a copy of the customer’s credit report, knowing that such action was in
violation of the bank’s policies, and, even more significant, knowing that it was in
direct contravention of an instruction issued by Stephens’ immediate supervisor
immediately prior to Stephens’ action.
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.
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