Legal Opinion
SOMMERSETT v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 14, 2010No. 09 Civ. 5916(LTS)(KNF)PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
KEVIN NATHANIEL FOX, United States Magistrate Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Joy Eyvonne Sommersett (“Sommersett”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, commenced this action, pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000e-17 (“Title VII”), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (“ADEA”), alleging the City of New York and the New York City Department of Probation (“the Probation Department”) (collectively, “the defendants”), discriminated against her, based on her race and age, by failing to promote…
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