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prima facie case |
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prima facie case n. a plaintiff's lawsuit or a criminal charge which appears at first blush to be "open and shut." (See: prima facie) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Action should be taken very quickly to bring Dr Patel back, now that a prima facie case has been established. According to the court, the officer established a prima facie case of discrimination, but the state established an affirmative defense with its non-harassment policy, and its procedure to address harassment problems. ``We received an unfair-practice charge from the California Nurses Association, and based on our investigation of that charge, there was a prima facie case stated by at least some of the allegations in their charge,'' said Robert Thompson, PERB's general counsel. |
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