022335P.pdf   09/03/2003  Mary Ottman  v.  Bruce Hahl
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  02-2335
   Western District of Missouri   
   Civil case - civil rights. Plaintiff failed to show stated reasons 
   for promotion of a male co-worker, his greater experience and 
   professional certification, were pretexts for gender discrimination; 
   district court erred in analyzing disparate pay claim as a statutory 
   claim under the Equal Pay Act and should have analyzed the 
   constitutional claim under the McDonnell Douglas/Burdine 
   framework; applying this analysis, plaintiff failed to show the 
   stated reasons for the pay disparities were pretexts for intentional 
   discrimination; district court erred in denying defendants' motion 
   for summary judgment on plaintiff's hostile work environment 
   claims, as the evidence she relied on did not establish that the 
   conditions she complained of were so severe or pervasive as to 
   alter a term or condition of her employment; evidence failed to 
   establish her supervisor was deliberately indifferent to her 
   rights; co-worker had no supervisory control or authority over 
   plaintiff and was a private actor for Section 1983 purposes.