Legal Opinion
Malik v. Combustion Engineering, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 12, 1986No. Civ. H-86-858 (PCD)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS
DORSEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief, backpay and compensatory damages for defendant’s alleged wrongful conduct as plaintiff’s employer, including his dismissal. Plaintiff asserts three causes of action under: (1) the fourteenth amendment; (2) 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; and (3) 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Defendant has moved to dismiss on three grounds:
1. Plaintiff’s fourteenth amendment claim fails to allege that defendant acted under color of state law.
2. Plaintiff’s Title VII claim fails to allege compliance with the prerequisites to…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Malik v. Combustion EngineeringCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989