YATES v. PHILIP MORRIS INC.

No. 85 Civ. 3402 (CSH).

690 F.Supp. 180 (1988)

James B. YATES, Plaintiff, v. PHILIP MORRIS INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

March 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Ben-Asher, Legal Aid Soc., Staten Island, N.Y., for plaintiff.

Eric Taussig, New York City, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HAIGHT, District Judge:

Plaintiff James B. Yates maintains he was wrongfully discharged by defendant Philip Morris, Inc. as a result of his race and national origin. Plaintiff sues under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., (1982), and under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981.

Philip Morris now moves to dismiss plaintiff's § 1981 claim on grounds...

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