Legal Opinion
Santiago v. City of Vineland
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 2, 2000No. 97-5110PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORLOFSKY, District Judge.
Table of Contents
I. BACKGROUND.520
II. LEGAL STANDARD GOVERNING A MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT.526
III. DISCUSSION.527
A. Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies: Title VII.527
B. Santiago’s Discrimination Claims on Grounds of Race, Disability and Retaliation.529
1. Race Discrimination under 4,2 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1988 and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”).531
a. The Prima Facie Case Analysis: Was Santiago “Qualified?”.532
b. The Defendants’Legitimate, Nondiscriminatory Reasons.533
c. Pretext for Discrimination.534
i. The Narcotics Allegations .534
ii.…
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