Legal Opinion
Davis v. State of New York Department of Corrections
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 13, 2017No. 15-CV-4270 (CS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
Seibel, U.S.D.J.
Before the Court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the motion is GRANTED.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts1
Plaintiff Melvin Davis, an African-American man, has been employed by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (“DOCCS”) since 2008 as a correction officer (“CO”) at Fishkill Correctional Facility (“Fishkill”). (P’s 56.1 Resp. ¶¶1, 5.)2 DOCCS is an agency of the State of New York that administers the State’s correctional facilities, including Fishkill. (Id. ¶ 2.) Defendant'COs Keith Canfield and…
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