Theresa Kovacs v. University of Toledo

Type

Opinion

Author

Kevin Gafford Ritz

Filed

Sept. 12, 2025

Case

Theresa Kovacs v. University of Toledo

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0422n.06 Case No. 25-3035 FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Sep 12, 2025 FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk THERESA A. KOVACS, ) ) Plaintiff - Appellant, ) ) v. ) ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED ) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, ) NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO ) Defendant - Appellee. ) OPINION ) ) BEFORE: SUTTON, Chief Judge; STRANCH and RITZ, Circuit Judges. RITZ, Circuit Judge. Theresa Kovacs served as a director in the human resources department at the University of Toledo. When the University announced its intention to promote another employee, Kovacs objected. The University later fired Kovacs, and Kovacs sued, asserting unlawful retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The district court granted summary judgment to the University, because Kovacs failed to establish a causal link between Kovacs’s termination and her objection to the proposed promotion. We affirm. BACKGROUND I. Facts From 2003 to 2021, Theresa Kovacs held several positions in the University of Toledo’s human resources (HR) department. In 2018 she became director of the academic, student services, and administration unit, …

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