Legal Opinion

Jackson v. Post University, Inc.

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided December 7, 2011No. 3:08-CV-1810 (CSH)PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

HAIGHT, Senior District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Roderick Jackson (herein “plaintiff’ or “Jackson”) is a black African-American who brings this civil rights action against his former employer, defendant Post University (“defendant,” “Post,” or “the University”), alleging in his complaint that on March 2, 2007, Post unlawfully terminated his employment on the basis of his race and color in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (first cause of action) and the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (“CFEPA”) (second cause of action).1 See Doc. #…

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