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032975P.pdf   07/12/2004  Franklin Woods  v.  GSA, et al.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  03-2975
   District of South Dakota   
   Civil case - Employment Discrimination. In a reverse discrimination 
   case, the plaintiff must show the background circumstances support the 
   suspicion that the defendant is that unusual employer who discriminates 
   against the majority; here, plaintiff failed to show the suspicious 
   circumstances necessary to establish his claim and the district court did 
   not err in granting GSA's motion for summary judgment; even if had 
   shown the suspicious circumstances, plaintiff failed to show GSA's stated 
   reasons for the decision to promote a female candidate - her superior 
   leadership skills and ability - was a pretext for reverse sex discrimination. 
   [PUBLISHED] [Murphy, Author, with Heaney and Wollman, Circuit Judges]