Legal Opinion
Kanaji v. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 13, 2003No. Civil Action 00-937PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RUFE, District Judge.
The motion presently before the Court presents a very interesting, but narrow, issue: whether a plaintiff can state a claim for national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when he alleges only that he is “of direct African descent,” and does not specify his nation or country of origin. Defendant argues that this is a defect fatal to Plaintiffs claim, and moves for partial judgment on the pleadings. As explained below, the Court disagrees, and Defendant’s motion is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
This employment discrimination case…
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