Legal Opinion
Hussein v. the Waldorf-Astoria
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 30, 2001No. 99 Civ. 1652(DC)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
CHIN, District Judge.
In this case, pro se plaintiff Mamdouh Hussein alleges that defendant Hilton Hotels Corporation d/b/a The Waldorf-Astoria (the “Waldorf’) discriminated against him on the basis of his religion when it refused to let him work as a banquet waiter when he appeared for work one evening with a beard in violation of hotel rules. Plaintiff brought this action pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.
The Waldorf moves for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56 on the grounds that plaintiff has failed to establish a…
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