Legal Opinion
Brown v. Coach Stores, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 16, 1997No. 97 Civ. 0463(JSR)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
RAKOFF, District Judge.
Promotion requires some degree of self-promotion. One cannot reasonably expect to be considered for a job for which one has not applied. For this and other obvious reasons, the instant complaint fails to state a claim.
Plaintiff Marva Brown, an African American female, was hired as a receptionist by defendant Coach Stores, Inc. in 1988 and continues in that position. She alleges that Coach has failed to promote her on account of her race. Her initial complaint, which failed to allege even a bare-bones prima facie case, was dismissed by the Court on April…
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