Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Bridgeton Board of Education
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 27, 2014No. Civil Action No. 12-6864(NLH-JS)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HILLMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff has brought claims of reverse employment discrimination on account of race for defendants’ failure to rehire him after he was terminated following a reduc*450tion in force. Before the Court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment. For the reasons expressed below, defendants’ motion will be granted.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff, Albert Thompson, is a white male who served as an officer in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, and has worked in law enforcement since 1973. Plaintiff retired from the New Jersey State Police in 1998, after attaining the…
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