Cf. St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502 (1993), was a US labor law case before the United States Supreme Court on the burden of proof and the relevance of intent for race discrimination. [2], The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed and remanded, holding that, once the employee had proved all of the employer's proffered reasons for the adverse employment actions to be pretextual, the employee was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The Seventh Circuit has held in one case that where the defendant asserts several reasons for its decision, the plaintiff may not normally survive summary judgment by refuting only one of the reasons. Hicks v. St. Mary's Honor Ctr., 2 F.3d 265 (8th Cir.1993) (amended by substitution on Feb. 15, 1994) (Hicks IV ). Syllabus ; View Case ; Petitioner St. Mary's Honor Center et al. After being demoted and Respondent Hicks . Oral Argument - April 20, 1993; Opinions. 92–602. 4. 1. Id. In St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, a closely-divided Supreme Court substantially altered the McDonnell Douglas framework. petitioners' proffered reasons were pretextual. Argued April 20, 1993—Decided June 25, 1993 Petitioner halfway house employed respondent Hicks as a correctional of-ficer and later a … The Note begins with a brief review of the case law governing the burden of proof and then outlines the facts and procedural history of the Hicks case, including both the majority and dissenting opinions. was one of the most controversial decisions the Court handed down in a largely low-key 1992-93 term. v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502 (1993). Mr. Hicks was contracted as a prison guard at the institution August 1978 and was elevated to the position of supervisor in 1980. To demonstrate discrimination, an employee must conform under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Cundiff, & Chaitovitz, 1994). 84 James R. Neely, Jr., Deputy General Counsel of the EEOC, Preliminary Guidance 92-602. 1994). at 1250. Souter, J., rebutted the presumption of intentional discrimination. face of Hicks' prima facie case of racial discrimination. Decided by Rehnquist Court . entitled to judgment as a matter of law once he proved that all of What this evidence did for the case, was show that Hick’s failed to follow through with proving that his termination was racial motivated. The Court remains in session. Hicks v. St. Mary's Honor Ctr., No. . L. Rev. Decided by Rehnquist Court . 57 (1991) (criticizing the "pretext-plus" approach). Id. . Hicks v. St. Mary's Honor Ctr., Ante, at ____. Hicks had proven that petitioners intentionally discriminated against Advocates. St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks The St. Mary’s Center v. Hicks case created national storm after the Supreme Court decision that an employee must provide evidence and prove discrimination in the workplace. 2-22. Melvin Hicks appeals from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court1 for the Eastern District of Missouri in favor of his former employer, St. Mary's Honor Center (St. Mary's), and the superintendent of St. Mary's, Steve Long (together defendants), on his claims arising under Title VII and the equal protection clause. 1 . Audio Transcription for Oral Argument - April 20, 1993 in St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks Gary L. Gardner:--If we can distinguish in the steps of the case. Hicks could show with significant evidence, upon first impression grounds of racial discrimination (Brodin, 1997). In the Court's own words, the plaintiff must "disprove all other reasons suggested, no matter how vaguely, in the record." The decision de- ST. MARY'S HONOR CENTER, et al., PETITIONERS v. MELVIN HICKS on writ of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the eighth circuit [June 25, 1993] Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. Melvin Hicks was hired as a correctional officer at St. Mary's in August 1978 and was promoted to a supervisory position, shift commander, in February 1980. will produce dire practical consequences are unfounded. 92-602 . Apr 20, 1993. Media. ultimately persuasive or not, satisfied their burden of production and St. Mary's Honor Center is a halfway house operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources. St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks = St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks= 113 S. Ct. 2742 (1993) Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. Docket no. The decision de-termined the relative burdens of proof the plaintiff and defendant carry in a suit charging intentional employment discrimination (also know as "disparate treatment") under Title VII of the Civil. In one passage, the Court states that although proof of the falsity of the employer's proffered reasons does not "compe[l] judgment for the plaintiff," such evidence, without more, "will permit the trier of fact to infer the ultimate fact of intentional discrimination." 92-602 . The St. Mary’s Center v. Hicks case created national storm after the Supreme Court decision that an employee must provide evidence and prove discrimination in the workplace. Petitioners' v. Hicks Call Number/Physical Location Call Number: KF101 v. Hicks, 113 S. Ct. 2742, 2757 (1993) (Souter, J., dissenting) (stating that "[tihe language of Title VII . The Court of Appeals erred when it concluded Hicks had the task of proving that St. Mary’s intentionally discriminated against him due to his skin color (Brodin, 1997). Apr 20, 1993. In Latin, prima facie means “at first sight” or “at first view”. which, if believed by the trier of fact, would support a finding that Hicks v. St. Mary's Honor Ctr., No. factfinder determines that the employer has unlawfully Three years later a state mandated examination was conducted which brought about broad authoritative modifications the following year. created by a dictum in Burdine that falsity of the employer's 5. Adhering to the ST. MARY'S HONOR CENTER et al. JJ., joined. The District Court (Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr.), found that (1)(a) the employee had established a prima facie case of racial discrimination, and (b) the reasons that the employer gave for the demotion and discharge were not the real reasons for the demotion and discharge, but that (2) the employee had failed to carry his ultimate burden of proving that his race was the determining factor in the employer's allegedly discriminatory actions. Melvin Hicks, an African American, was discharged from his job as a shift commander at St. Mary's Honor Center correctional facility, allegedly because of numerous deficiencies in his job performance, including threatening his immediate supervisor, John Powell, during a In a suit against an employer alleging intentional racial discrimination in violation of Title VII, trier of fact's rejection of employer's asserted reasons for its actions does not compel judgment for plaintiff. of Community Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248, 252-253, Lower court United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit . St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, 509 U.S. at 511; Anderson v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., 13 F.3d 1120, 1123 (7th Cir. The possibility of some practical procedure for addressing what Burdine calls indirect proof is crucial to the success of most Title VII claims, for the simple reason that employers who discriminate are not likely to announce their discriminatory motive. Decided . Due to the complaints of the condition of the facility by the state and inmates, Saint Mary's conducted an undercover investigation (Cundiff, & Chaitovitz, 1994). 9-17. St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502 (1993), was a US labor law case before the United States Supreme Court on the burden of proof and the relevance of intent for race discrimination. ST. MARY'S HONOR CENTER v. HICKS AND THE BURDENS OF PROOF IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASES. Melvin Hicks, Appellant, v. St. Mary's Honor Center, Division of Adult Institutions Ofthe Department of Corrections and Human Resourcesof the State of Missouri; Steve Long, Appellees, 2 F.3d 265 (8th Cir. Melvin Hicks appeals from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Missouri in favor of his former employer, St. Mary's Honor Center (St. Mary's), and the superintendent of St. Mary's, Steve Long (together defendants), on his claims arising under Title VII and the equal protection clause. St. Mary's Honor Center V. Melvin Hicks (Docket No. Argued April 20, 1993-- Decided June 25, 1993. 88-109C(5) (E.D. While the Court appears to acknowledge that a plaintiff will have the task of disproving even vaguely suggested reasons, and while it recognizes the need for "[c]larity regarding the requisite elements of proof," ante, at ____, it nonetheless gives conflicting signals about the scope of its holding in this case. 1996] EMPLOYMENT lAW-RAMIFICATIONS OF Sr. M4Ry:S HONOR CENTER v..HICKS: THE THIRD CIRCUIT' S REVIVAL OF THE "PRETEXT-ONLY" STANDARD AT SUMMARY JUDGMENT Sheridan v. E.I. Petitioner, St. Mary's Honor Center ("St. Mary's"), a halfway house operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Hu-man Resources ("MDCHR"), employed Melvin Hicks, a black man, as a correctional officer.2 Hicks was hired in August 1978 and pro-moted to the supervisory position of shift commander in February 1980, but was demoted and discharged from this position in 1984.'" at 2756. VILLANOVA LAW REVIEW. He would have held that in Title VII employment discrimination cases, proof of a prima facie case not only raised an inference of discrimination, but also, in the absence of further evidence, created a mandatory presumption in favor of the plaintiff. But other language in the Court's opinion supports a more extreme conclusion, that proof of the falsity of the employer's articulated reasons will not even be sufficient to sustain judgment for the plaintiff. Media. Respondent Hicks . Although the purpose of Title VII may be evident, the means of inter- preting Title VII to further this purpose have recently come into question. production of evidence of nondiscriminatory reasons, whether that the basis for [the] discriminatory treatment was race ") (emphasis in original). 1244 (E.D. that the Title VII plaintiff at all times bears the ultimate burden of C. J., and O'Connor, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Hicks filed this suit against defendants in federal district court, alleging St. Mary's had violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Under the majority's scheme, once the employer succeeds in meeting its burden of production, "the McDonnell Douglas framework . 2-9. 1997). (b) This Court has no authority to impose liability upon an St. Mary’s Honor Center introduced two legitimate pieces of evidence of nondiscriminatory reasons for Hick’s termination. Held: The trier of fact's rejection of an employer's asserted reasons for Melvin Hicks was an employee of Saint Mary's Center from 1978 to early 1984. Media. Ante, at ____ (emphasis omitted). After a bench … No. 92-602 . preponderance of the evidence, a prima facie case of discrimination, that the trier of fact's disbelief of petitioners' proffered reasons placed We’ll hear argument next in No. presentation of proof in Title VII discriminatory treatment cases that Advocates. Citation 509 US 502 (1993) Argued. 92-602 . Argued April 20, 1993—Decided June 25, 1993 Petitioner halfway house employed respondent Hicks as a correctional of-ficer and later a shift commander. Id. Ante, at ____; see ante, at ____. In Blare v. Husky, which involved a claim for age discrimination, the SJC explicitly departed from the Supreme Court’s ruling in St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks and confirmed that Massachusetts is a “pretext-only” jurisdiction. Oral Argument - April 20, 1993; Opinions. Pp. Pp. Ante, at ____ (emphasis omitted). 92–602. St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks. Whereas we said in Burdine that if the employer carries its burden of production, "the factual inquiry proceeds to a new level of specificity," 450 U.S., at 255, 101 S.Ct., at 1095, the Court now holds that the further enquiry is wide open, not limited at all by the scope of the employer's proffered explanation.10 Despite the Court's assiduous effort to reinterpret our precedents, it remains clear that today's decision stems from a flat misreading of Burdine and ignores the central purpose of the McDonnell Douglas framework, which is "progressively to sharpen the inquiry into the elusive factual question of intentional discrimination." 1244 (E.D.Mo.1991). § 1983 by demoting and discharging him because of his race. Apr 20, 1993. of Governors v. Hick is Black-American and a satisfactory employment history. However, as in the case of all presumptions, see Fed. 1244 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. 1994) case opinion from the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit MARK . [3], The Supreme Court held, five judges to four, that Hicks' case failed to discharge the burden of proof. St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502 (1993) The Defendant was a halfway house that employed the Plaintiff, Hicks, as a correctional officer. Petitioner St. Mary's Honor Center (St. Mary's) is a halfway house operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources (MDCHR). ultimately discharged, Hicks filed suit, alleging that these actions 83 The two reasons offered by St. Mary's for Hicks's termination were "the severity and the accumulation of violations committed by plaintiff." For the reasons discussed below, we remand the case to the district court for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's opinion. had been taken because of his race in violation of, inter alia, Id., at 255, n. 8, 101 S.Ct., at 1094, n. 8. Aikens, 460 U.S. 711, 714. The majority fails to explain how the plaintiff, under its scheme, will ever have a "full and fair opportunity" to demonstrate that reasons not articulated by the employer, but discerned in the record by the factfinder, are also unworthy of credence. The Seventh Circuit has held in one case that where the defendant asserts several reasons for its decision, the plaintiff may not normally survive summary judgment by refuting only one of the reasons. See generally Lanctot, The Defendant Lies and the Plaintiff Loses: The Fallacy of the "Pretext-Plus" Rule in Employment Discrimination Cases, 43 Hastings L.J. Lower court United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit . proving that the adverse actions were racially motivated. with Hicks, id., at 253. Alison M. Donahue, Employment Law - Ramifications of St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks: The Third Hicks: The Third Circuit's Revival of the Pretext-Only Standard … . In Hicks, the Court reaffirmed what it had said in United States Postal Services Board of Governors v. Aikens, 460 U.S. 711, 716 (1983): [Tihe question facing triers of fact in discrimination cases is both sensi-tive and difficult. v. HICKS certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the eighth circuit No. 1244 (E.D.Mo.1991). Citation 509 US 502 (1993) Argued. Decided by Rehnquist Court . employer's explanation of its action was not believable. 126, 146, 727 F.2d 1225, 1245 (1984) (Scalia, J., dissenting) ("[I]n order to get to the jury the plaintiff would . For the reasons discussed below, we remand the case to the district court for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's opinion. 2. The same view is implicit in the Court's decision to remand this case, ante, at ____, keeping Hicks's chance of winning a judgment alive although he has done no more (in addition to proving his prima facie case) than show that the reasons proffered by St. Mary's are unworthy of credence. to disbelieve the employer." Petitioner St. Mary’s Honor Center (St. Mary’s) is a halfway house operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources (MDCHR). For the majority, Scalia J held (joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, and Thomas) even if a plaintiff discredits an employer’s explanation, the employer can still win if the trier of fact concludes there was no discriminatory intent. McDonnell Douglas framework then became irrelevant, and the trier After that, Hicks began to be singled out for reprimands, was demoted, and eventually was fired. Jun 25, 1993. He said the following: The Court today decides to abandon the settled law that sets out this structure for trying disparate-treatment Title VII cases, only to adopt a scheme that will be unfair to plaintiffs, unworkable in practice, and inexplicable in forgiving employers who present false evidence in court. Opinion for Hicks v. St. Mary's Honor Center, 756 F. Supp. Brewer v. Quaker State Oil Riifining Co. The Demise of Circumstantial Proof in Employment Discrimination Litigation: St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, Pretext, and the 'Personality' Excuse January 1997 Respondent Hicks . Apr 20, 1993. Respondent Melvin Hicks, a black man, was hired as a correc= tional officer at St. Mary=E2=80=99s in August 1978 and was promoted to shi= ft commander, one of six supervisory positions, in February 1980. - Description: U.S. Reports Volume 509; October Term, 1992; St. Mary's Honor Center et al. Mr. Hicks was contracted as a prison guard at the institution August 1978 and was elevated to the position of supervisor in 1980. CASE ANALYSIS: (1993) ST. MARY’S HONOR CENTER V. HICKS 3 The reasons didn’t have to necessarily be persuasive, they just had to be able support the idea of intentional discrimination. Opinion for Hicks v. St. Mary's Honor Center, 756 F. Supp. 2d 407 (1993), rev'g and remanding, 970 F.2d 487 (8th Cir. Id., at 254-255, St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks: The Title VII Shifting Burden Stays Put [T]he question facing triers of fact in discrimination cases is both sensitive and difficult. St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks, 1 the United States Supreme Court revisited its landmark 1973 decision, McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green. Carter v. Duncan-Huggins, Ltd., 234 U.S.App.D.C. St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks 113 S. Ct. 2742 (1993) Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. . Melvin Hicks was hired as a correctional officer at St. Mary's in August 1978 and was promoted to a supervisory position, shift commander, in February 1980. prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. In St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks, the Supreme Court considered a race discrimination under Title VII and resolved a circuit split referred to as the pretext-only v. pretext-plus debate. eliminated by United States Postal Service Bd. petitioners in the same position as if they had remained silent in the St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks. v. HICKS certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the eighth circuit. Syllabus ; View Case ; Petitioner St. Mary's Honor Center et al. Respondent Melvin Hicks, a black man, was hired as a correctional officer at St. Mary’s in August 1978 and was promoted to shift commander, one of six supervisory positions, in February 1980. [1] He brought an action, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. For example, the Court twice states that the plaintiff must show "both that the reason was false, and that discrimination was the real reason." v. Hicks' is a Title VIW2 discharge case which, at first blush, seems to severely limit the framework set out in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green3 for proving unlawful discrimina- … Discrediting the reasons offered by the employer for its decision no longer suffices to establish a violation of Title VII. Petitioner St. Mary=E2=80=99s Honor Center (St. Mary=E2=80=99s) is a hal= fway house operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Res= ources (MDCHR). In addition, in summing up its reading of our earlier cases, the Court states that "[i]t is not enough . NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is 2. 1 . Syllabus ; View Case ; Petitioner St. Mary's Honor Center et al. Spectators are warned and admonished not to talk until you get out of the courtroom. Burdine provides the answer, telling us that such a plaintiff may succeed in meeting his ultimate burden of proving discrimination "indirectly by showing that the employer's proffered explanation is unworthy of credence." Melvin Hicks appeals from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court1 for the Eastern District of Missouri in favor of his former employer, St. Mary's Honor Center (St. Mary's), and the superintendent of St. Mary's, Steve Long (together defendants), on his claims arising under Title VII and the equal protection clause. 17-22. 92-602, St. Mary’s Honor Center v. its actions does not entitle a plaintiff to judgment as a matter of law. . Decided . Petitioner halfway house employed respondent Hicks as a correctional No. Mo. Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas, Souter, joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, This page was last edited on 5 October 2020, at 20:09. have to introduce some evidence . disregard the fundamental principle of Rule 301 that a presumption St. Mary's Honor Center is a halfway house operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources. Three years later a state mandated examination was conducted which brought about broad authoritative modifications the … Brewer v. Quaker State Oil Riifining Co. Decided by Rehnquist Court . The Court repeats the truism that the plaintiff has the "ultimate burden" of proving discrimination, see ante, at ____, ____, without ever facing the practical question of how the plaintiff without such direct evidence can meet this burden. DuPont de Nemours and Co. St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, --- U.S. ----, 113 S. Ct. 2742, 125 L. Ed. of fact was required to decide the ultimate question of fact: whether Oral Argument - April 20, 1993. 1994] St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks 271 and analyzes the St. Mary's decision'9 and its probable impact.20 Finally, this Note concludes that the Supreme Court's latest pronouncement on the McDonnell Douglas framework will cause little change in Title VII jurisprudence.2' II. Oral Argument - April 20, 1993; Opinions. Pp. Saint Mary's Center is a correctional facility. This Note examines the St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks decision and its likely effects on future Title VII disparate treatment claims. Nor may the Court substitute for that required Melvin Hicks appeals from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Missouri in favor of his former employer, St. Mary's Honor Center (St. Mary's), and the superintendent of St. Mary's, Steve Long (together defendants), on his claims arising under Title VII and the equal protection clause. Audio Transcription for Oral Argument - April 20, 1993 in St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks Gary L. Gardner:--If we can distinguish in the steps of the case. Coco v. and n. 8. BACKGROUND A. 2742, 125 L.Ed.2d 407 (1993), rev'g and remanding, 970 F.2d 487 (8th Cir.1992), rev'g 756 F.Supp. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ST. MARY’S HONOR CENTER et al. . This presumption Hicks, who was a black employee of St Mary's Honor Center, a halfway house operated by the Missouri department of corrections and human resources, claimed race discrimination when he was demoted and discharged under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 §2000e-2(a)(1). does not shift the burden of proof, and would ignore the admonition 2. . preponderance of the evidence, a prima facie case of racial aside this determination, the Court of Appeals held that Hicks was filed a dissenting opinion, in which White, Blackmun, and Stevens, Docket no. him because of his race. St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks, 1 the United States Supreme Court revisited its landmark 1973 decision, McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green. 1991). persuasion. Lower court United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit . discrimination; that petitioners had rebutted that presumption by St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks. We’ll hear argument next in No. Petitioner St. Mary's Honor Center (St. Mary's) is a halfway house operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources (MDCHR). The prohibitions against discrimi-nation contained in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 reflect an important national policy. against him, id., at 254, requiring judgment in his favor unless Jun 25, 1993. 1996] EMPLOYMENT lAW-RAMIFICATIONS OF Sr. M4Ry:S HONOR CENTER v..HICKS: THE THIRD CIRCUIT' S REVIVAL OF THE "PRETEXT-ONLY" STANDARD AT SUMMARY JUDGMENT Sheridan v. E.I. Media for St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks. Compelling judgment for Hicks would Texas Dept. In setting 3. The Note begins with a brief review of the case law governing the burden of proof and then outlines the facts and procedural history of the Hicks case, including both the majority and dissenting opinions. allocation of the burden of production and the order for the In St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, a closely-divided Supreme Court substantially altered the McDonnell Douglas framework. 92-602. ST. MARY’S HONOR CENTER et al. Oral Argument - April 20, 1993; Opinions. placed upon petitioners the burden of producing evidence that theadverse actions were taken for legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons, This Note examines the St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks decision and its likely effects on future Title VII disparate treatment claims. . 1994). unlawful discrimination did not cause their actions. a presumption arose that petitioners unlawfully discriminated being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. 2742, 125 L.Ed.2d 407 (1993), rev'g and remanding, 970 F.2d 487 (8th Cir.1992), rev'g 756 F.Supp. In St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, the Supreme Court held that a plaintiff in an employment discrimination suit must prove both a ... positions is significant. St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks The St. Mary’s Center v. Hicks case created national storm after the Supreme Court decision that an employee must provide evidence and prove discrimination in the workplace. their actions; and that petitioners' reasons were pretextual. A. SCHUMAN* The Supreme Court's decision in St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks. Petitioner halfway house employed respondent Hicks as a correctional officer and later a shift commander. Souter J dissented (joined by White, Blackmun, and Stevens), arguing an employer would be better off presenting an untruthful explanation of its actions than presenting none at all. Argued April 20, 1993 -- Decided June 25, 1993. Alison M. Donahue, Employment Law - Ramifications of St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks: The Third Circuit's Revival of the Pretext-Only Standard at Summary Judgment, 41 Vill. Audio Transcription for Oral Argument – April 20, 1993 in St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks William H. Rehnquist: We’ll hear argument next in No. The Supreme Court's decision in St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks. St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, --- U.S. ----, 113 S.Ct. Mo. Pp. finding the much different and much lesser finding that the Rule Lower court United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit . Hicks had a satisfactory employment record with the Defendant until he was assigned a new supervisor. CASE ANALYSIS: (1993) ST. MARY’S HONOR CENTER V. HICKS 2 Case Analysis Melvin Hicks worked for a minimum security prison in Missouri. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, To demonstrate discrimination, an employee must conform under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Cundiff, & Chaitovitz, 1994). St. Mary's Honor Ctr. was one of the most controversial decisions the Court handed down in a largely low-key 1992-93 term. officer and later a shift commander. Litigation: St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, Pretext, and the "Personality" Excuse Mark S. 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