Legal Opinion
Christopher Graham v. Long Island Rail Road
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 19, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 1,130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Christopher Graham, a black employee of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), appeals from the grant of summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Trager, J.) entered February 12, 1999 in favor of LIRR. The district court dismissed plaintiffs Title VII claim, which alleged the railroad discriminated on the basis of race when it terminated him from its employ. In a paraphrase of George Orwell’s observation that all employees are equal, but some are more equal than others, plaintiff complains that LIRR treated white employees…
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