Legal Opinion
Wood v. New York City Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 30, 2017No. 16-3101-cvUnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Appellant Jeffrey Wood (“plaintiff’ or ‘Wood”), proceeding pro se, appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment 1 in favor of his employer, the New York City Transit Authority (“NYCTA” or “defendant”), on his claims of racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Wood, a New York City bus driver, filed suit after he was not promoted to dispatcher. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history, and the issues on appeal.
We review de novo an order granting summary judgment and…
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