Lori J. Cook v. STEWARD TRUMBULL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC., dba Steward Health Center, Youngstown,…

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File Name: 22a0316n.06
Case No. 22-3041
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
LORI J. COOK,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
STEWARD TRUMBULL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,
INC., dba Steward Health Center, Youngstown, Ohio,
fka Northside Hospital,
Defendant-Appellee.
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ON APPEAL FROM THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF
OHIO
OPINION
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

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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.

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