Legal Opinion
Jocelyn Whidbee, Shirlene Tranquille v. Garzarelli Food Specialties, Inc., Ed and John Garzarelli, Owners
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 14, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 548 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRAUB, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Jocelyn Whidbee and Shirlene Tranquille appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Garzarelli Food Specialties (“GFS”) and Ed and John Garzarelli, by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Colleen McMahon, Judge).
Whidbee and Tranquille were employed at a McDonald’s Restaurant franchise in Middletown, New York, owned and operated by GFS. They brought claims against GFS and its owners, Ed and John Garza- relli, alleging employment discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and New York state law. 1
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