context: Here, Plaintiff was questioned on two separate occasions concerning whether he would testify in his former coworkers employment discrimination lawsuit. Plaintiff responded, apparently on both occasions, that he would "tell the truth" if subpoenaed. While Plaintiffs statements in December 2007 do not satisfy the causal connection requirement, as Plaintiffs shift change did not occur until November 2009, Plaintiffs statement in August 2009 does suffice to show a causal link.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 246 F.3d 344, 355
citation_a.parenthetical: finding that "a time lapse of up to four months has been found sufficient to satisfy the causal connection for summary judgment purposes"
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., Evans v. City of Houston, 246 F.3d 344, 355 (5th Cir.2001) (finding that “a time lapse of up to four months has been found sufficient to satisfy the causal connection for summary judgment purposes”) (internal citations omitted); see also Weeks v. NationsBank, N.A., 2000 WL 341257, at *3 (N.D.Tex. Mar. 30, 2000) (citing Garrett v. Constar Inc., 1999 WL 354239, at *5 (N.D.Tex. May 25, 1999)); Stroud v. BMC Software, Inc., — Fed. Appx. -, 2008 WL 2325639 (5th Cir. June 6, 2008) (finding that a three-week lapse between protected activity and adverse employment action was sufficient to show a causal link); Richard v. Cingular Wireless LLC, 233 Fed.Appx. 334, 338 (5th Cir.2007) (concluding that two-and-one-half months is short enough to support an inference of a causal link).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 233 Fed.Appx. 334, 338
citation_b.parenthetical: concluding that two-and-one-half months is short enough to support an inference of a causal link
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., Evans v. City of Houston, 246 F.3d 344, 355 (5th Cir.2001) (finding that “a time lapse of up to four months has been found sufficient to satisfy the causal connection for summary judgment purposes”) (internal citations omitted); see also Weeks v. NationsBank, N.A., 2000 WL 341257, at *3 (N.D.Tex. Mar. 30, 2000) (citing Garrett v. Constar Inc., 1999 WL 354239, at *5 (N.D.Tex. May 25, 1999)); Stroud v. BMC Software, Inc., — Fed. Appx. -, 2008 WL 2325639 (5th Cir. June 6, 2008) (finding that a three-week lapse between protected activity and adverse employment action was sufficient to show a causal link); Richard v. Cingular Wireless LLC, 233 Fed.Appx. 334, 338 (5th Cir.2007) (concluding that two-and-one-half months is short enough to support an inference of a causal link).