Dowdell v. University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

OPINION

GREENAWAY, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (“UMDNJ”) has filed motions for dismissal and summary judgment, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) and 56(c), respectively, before this Court. UMDNJ seeks dismissal of Dow-dell’s employment discrimination claims raised pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e (“Title VII”), and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. § 10:5-1, et seq. (“NJLAD”). 1 Title VII, as well as 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338, confer jurisdiction upon this court. Based on the…