New v. M&T Bank Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ISAIAH THOMAS NEW, Plaintiff, 21-CV-1186-LJV v. DECISION & ORDER M&T BANK CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. On November 2, 2021, the pro se plaintiff, Isaiah Thomas New, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the New York State Human Rights Law, and New York State common law. Docket Item 1; see Docket Item 6 (amended complaint). New, a former employee of M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T” or “M&T Bank”), alleges that the defendants—M&T, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, M&T Deputy Counsel Arthur H. Salman, and several John…