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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Abril-Rivera v. Johnson, 806 F.3d 599 (2015)

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Abril-Rivera v. Johnson, 806 F.3d 599 (2015)
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Abril-Rivera v. Johnson, 806 F.3d 599 (2015)
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2015-11-17

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. Once the plaintiff makes a prima facie case, "the burden swings to the defendant 'to articulate a legitimate, non-retaliatory reason for its employment decision.’ ” Gerald, 707 F.3d at 24 (quoting Collazo v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Mfg., Inc., 617 F.3d 39, 46 (1st Cir.2010)). "If a defendant can do this then the burden travels once more to the plaintiff to show that the reason is pretext and that retaliatory animus was the real motivating factor.” Id.