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031498P.pdf 06/04/2004 Evalee Younts v. Fremont Cty.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 03-1498
Southern District of Iowa
Civil case - Employment Discrimination. Because there was no
suggestion of death or a motion for substitution for plaintiff Younts, a
deceased party, she was not a proper party on appeal, and the court could
not address the issues raised on her behalf; her claims are remanded to the
district court with directions to dismiss the claims if a formal suggestion
of death and motion for substitution under Rule 25 are not filed promptly
with the district court; with respect to the equal pay claims of plaintiff
Rasmussen, she failed to establish that the position she sought to compare
her job to was substantially equal to her position, and the district court
did not err in granting the defendant summary judgment on this part of
her equal pay claim; however, the district court did not address her claim
that she was denied certain benefits when she took over the position used
for comparison purposes, and this portion of the claim is remanded for
further consideration; plaintiff Grier also failed to establish the position
she sought to compare her job to was substantially equal, and the district
court did not err in granting the employer summary judgment on Grier's
equal pay claim; Rasmussen's failure-to-promote claim failed as she did
not establish she was qualified for the position or that she was similarly
situated to the chosen candidate.
[PUBLISHED] [Riley, Author, with Hanson and Melloy, Circuit Judges]