Legal Opinion
Allen v. County of Nassau
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 10, 2015No. 09-CV-1520 (JFB)(ARL)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*2MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOSEPH F. BIANCO, District Judge:
Pro se plaintiff Sheila Allen (“plaintiff’) brings this action against defendants Brigid Hand (“Hand”) and Joseph Visconti (“Visconti,” and collectively with Hand, “defendants”), alleging a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (“Section 1981”) for racial discrimination. Allen alleges defendants failed to honor her contract with the Nassau County Department of Social Services (the “DSS”) to provide educational services because she is African American. Plaintiffs Section 1981 claim is her sole remaining claim against any defendant, after the Court…
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