Legal Opinion
Ghent v. Moore
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 23, 2007No. 05-CV-6182LPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, James A. Ghent, Jr., an African-American male, commenced this action against his employer, the State University of New York (“SUNY”) and four individual defendants, alleging that he has been discriminated against on account of his race. Plaintiff asserts causes of action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, and under the New York State Human Rights Law (“HRL”), Exec. L. § 296. Defendants have moved for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, defendants’ motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff has been a part-time employee at…
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