Francois v. Putnam Investments, LLC

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff-appellant Marie Berthe Francois from a grant of summary judgment to defendant-appellee Putnam Investments, LLC. Plaintiff is an African-American woman whose country of origin is Haiti. She claims that defendant failed to promote her to a full-time position, as promised, because of her race and national origin. The district court, in a well-reasoned opinion, found that plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination. We affirm.

I. FACTS

Defendant’s business is providing financial investment services. Plaintiff first…