Crook v. Penn Central Transportation Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MAROVITZ, District Judge.

Motion to Dismiss

I

This is an action pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“the Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., seeking to recover for alleged discrimination in employment based upon race. The amended complaint alleges that plaintiff was wrongfully discharged from employment with defendant Penn Central Transportation Company (“Penn Central”), on January 9, 1970, for failure to pay union dues to defendant United Transportation Lodge # 4.

Plaintiff, a black man, asserts that his discharge was discriminatory because: (1) Penn Central…