Franceschi v. Hyatt Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.

I. Nature of the Case

In this case, the Court considers an issue of considerable import to civil rights, namely, whether 42 U.S.C. § 1981 prohibits the exclusion, on the basis of race, ancestry, or ethnic background of non-registered guests to a privately owned hotel with a facially neutral “no visitors policy,” see Defendant’s Motion For Partial Reconsideration p. 4, but which allegedly éxcludes guests on impermissible grounds. The Court also considers the novel question whether intraracial discrimination is actionable under § 1981. This Court…