Legal Opinion
Tolbert v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 24, 2015No. Docket 14-1012-cvPublishedCited by 305 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:
The plaintiff, Rickey Tolbert, is an African-American former teacher at John Marshall High School (“John Marshall”) in the Rochester City School District (the “School District”). He appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Siragusa, J.). The district court granted summary judgment dismissing the plaintiffs claims of discrimination and hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”); the New York State Human • Rights Law (“NYSHRL”), N.Y.…
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