Elliott v. Acosta

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge

GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Kenneth Elliott, an African American male and an employee of the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL"), alleges that DOL discriminated against him on the basis of race and/or sex when it failed to select him for three separate promotions. DOL moves for summary judgment, offering qualification-based explanations for each hiring decision. While DOL is entitled to summary judgment with respect to two of the hiring decisions, the Court finds that DOL…