# White v. North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory

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Podcast: [Swear on the Stand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404)
Published: 2026-05-08T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear/episodes/White-v--North-Louisiana-Criminalistics-Laboratory-e3iups4
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## Resource

In this episode, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit involving allegations of employment discrimination and retaliation . The plaintiff, a former firearms supervisor at the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory , argued she was fired based on her gender and in response to her internal complaints. However, the court determined she failed to prove a prima facie case of sex discrimination because she was replaced by another woman and could not identify similarly situated male colleagues who were treated better. Furthermore, the judges found no evidence that the employer's reasons for termination were pretextual , noting a documented history of insubordination, poor performance, and dishonesty . Ultimately, the court concluded that the laboratory had legitimate, non-discriminatory grounds for its actions, thereby affirming the summary judgment in favor of the defendant.

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