AFRASIABIPOUR v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA FARZIN AFRASIABIPOUR, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF NO. 17-5214 TRANSPORTATION, Defendant. DuBois, J. June 25, 2020 M E M O R A N D U M I. INTRODUCTION This is a discrimination and retaliation case arising from the termination of plaintiff, Farzin Afrasiabipour, from his position as a civil engineer for defendant, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”). Plaintiff alleges that he was subjected to discrimination based on his race and national origin, and that defendant retaliated…