Legal Opinion
Owens v. New York City Housing Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 21, 1991No. Nos. 733, 816, Dockets 90-7527, 90-7541PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Catherine Owens appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants New York City Housing Authority and individual employees Arakel, Bresky, Lieberman, Lefkowitz, Grossman, and Coss (collectively, the Housing Authority), on her claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. The district court ruled that the adverse outcome of disciplinary charges litigated in state court precluded her from proving that she was qualified for the job— an essential element on her claim of age discrimination — and that her claim of…
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