Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Conboy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 10, 1998No. Docket No. 97-7677PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Chief Judge:
Linden Anderson, a former Business Representative of Local 17 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (“UBC”), appeals from the dismissal of his complaint by Judge Haight. In that complaint, Anderson alleged, inter alia, that appellees violated 42 U.S.C. § 1981 by discharging him because he was not a citizen of the United States. Judge Haight held that Section 1981 does not prohibit alienage discrimination by private actors. The correctness of that ruling is the sole question on appeal.
Anderson is a citizen of Jamaica who immigrated to the United States in…
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