Kalyanaram v. New York Institute of Technology

SUMMARY ORDER

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing his claim of retaliatory termination as barred by the doctrine of collateral estoppel. Over the course of about fifteen months, Kalyanaram’s employer, New York Institute of Technology (“NYIT”), accused him of a series of escalating instances of professional misconduct. Kalyanaram contested these allegations in two ways: He disputed the charges in an arbitration proceeding, as was his right under the collective bargaining agreement governing his employment, and he included an allegation of…