Legal Opinion
Morales-Cruz v. University of Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 10, 2012No. 11-1589PublishedCited by 433 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Myrta B. Morales-Cruz claims that she experienced gender-based discrimination and retaliation when the University of Puerto Rico School of Law (UPRLS) refused to extend her probationary period of employment and, thus, effectively removed her from its faculty. She sued UPRLS and a number of its officials under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2(a), 2000e-3(a). The district court dismissed her action. After careful consideration, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
This appeal follows a dismissal for failure to state a claim upon which…
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