context: [Plaintiff] must produce some independent evidence showing that the company's motives are not believable."). Moreover, plaintiffs 1999 performance review, in which defendant rated him as meeting its expectations, occurred three weeks before he was terminated.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 172 F.3d 452, 452
citation_a.parenthetical: performance review that occurred ten months before "bad attitude" termination decision was not enough to show pretext
citation_a.sentence: See Graefenhain v. Pabst Brewing Co., 827 F.2d 13, 15, 19 (7th Cir.1987) (extremely good review two months before firing relevant to showing pretext), overruled on other grounds; cf. Roberts, 172 F.3d at 452 (performance review that occurred ten months before “bad attitude” termination decision was not enough to show pretext).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 827 F.2d 13, 15, 19
citation_b.parenthetical: extremely good review two months before firing relevant to showing pretext
citation_b.sentence: See Graefenhain v. Pabst Brewing Co., 827 F.2d 13, 15, 19 (7th Cir.1987) (extremely good review two months before firing relevant to showing pretext), overruled on other grounds; cf. Roberts, 172 F.3d at 452 (performance review that occurred ten months before “bad attitude” termination decision was not enough to show pretext).