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002070P.pdf   07/09/2001  Russell Yates  v.  McDonnell Douglas
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-2070
   Eastern District of Missouri   
   Civil case - civil rights. Alleged discriminatory remarks relied upon 
   as direct evidence of racial animus in plaintiff's termination were 
   not made by the decision-maker and were not made as part of the 
   decisional process, and district court did not err in finding plaintiff 
   failed to produce direct evidence of discrimination.