Lori Cook v. Steward Trumbull Mem. Hosp. ( 2022 )

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 22a0316n.06 Case No. 22-3041 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Aug 02, 2022 LORI J. COOK, ) DEBORAH S. HUNT, Clerk ) Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE STEWARD TRUMBULL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ) NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INC., dba Steward Health Center, Youngstown, Ohio, ) OHIO fka Northside Hospital, ) OPINION Defendant-Appellee. ) _______________________________________ Before: BATCHELDER, WHITE, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge. After being laid off, Lori Cook sued Steward Trumbull Memorial Hospital, claiming age discrimination in the hospital’s failure to transfer her or rehire her at another location. Certain evidence is not in genuine dispute. For the first job opening, as to which Cook filed a failure-to-transfer claim, the hospital hired a woman the same age as Cook. For the second job opening, regarding which Cook filed a failure-to-rehire claim, a younger woman applied for the job opening and the hospital hired her. The hospital did not rehire Cook because she did not apply for the job. The district court found that Cook failed to state a prima facie case for age discrimination and granted summary judgment. Cook appeals, raising arguments based on a mischaracterization of certain facts and a claim of pretext, but because none of them undermines the district court’s ruling, we need not address them. After carefully reviewing the law, the parties’ arguments, and the record evidence, we conclude that the district court correctly assessed the proffered evidence and correctly applied the No. 22-3041, Cook v. Steward Trumbull Mem. Hosp. law to that evidence. The issuance of a full written opinion by this court would serve no useful purpose. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the district court’s opinion, we AFFIRM.