Legal Opinion
Wolde-Meskel v. Vocational Instruction Project Community Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 22, 1999No. Docket Nos. 97-7181, 97-7219PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Aragie Wolde-Meskel, pro se, brought this federal diversity action asserting a variety of employment-related claims against his former employer, Vocational Instruction Project Community Services, Inc. (“VIPCS”), and several individual defendants.1 Wolde-Meskel’s claims — (1) an unquantified amount for back pay and emotional/punitive damages; (2) $8,250 for deficient contributions to his annuity plan; (3) $1,923.08 in severance pay; and (4) $1,538.40 in vacation pay — arose from an alleged wrongful termination in breach of an implied employment…
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