Genas v. State of New York Department of Correctional Services

PARKER, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants challenge a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Gerard L. Goettel, Judge, denying their motion for summary judgment on the grounds of qualified immunity. Plaintiff alleges that defendants: (1) discriminated against him on the basis of his religion by refusing to accommodate his Sabbath observance, in violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment and Title VII (42 U.S.C. § 1983; 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2); and (2) retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment right to petition for…