COLLINS v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Docket No. 00-9522.

305 F.3d 113 (2002)

James COLLINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Alan Keipper, individually and as President of the New York City Transit Authority, Ralph Caruso, individually and as Superintendent of Electrical Department, Robert Wilson, individually and as Superintendent of Electrical Department, Nabil Badr, individually and as Maintenance Supervisor of Electrical Department, and Peter Fazzi, individually and as Maintenance Supervisor of Electrical Department, Defendants-Appellees, Carmen Suardy, individually and as Vice President Labor Disputes Resolution Section, Elfrida Scott McLaughlin, individually and as Director of Labor Relation Electrical Department, and Edward L. Williams, individually and as Power Maintainer (B) of Electrical Department, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: September 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick Ostrove, Leeds, Morelli & Brown, PC, Carle Place, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Richard Schoolman, Office of the General Counsel, New York City Transit Authority, Brooklyn, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: VAN GRAAFEILAND, WINTER, and SACK, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge.

James Collins appeals from Judge Dearie's grant of summary judgment dismissing his claims of race-based and retaliatory termination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. ("Title VII"), and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He argues that the district court erred in holding that there was legally insufficient evidence that his termination was discriminatory or retaliatory. We disagree. Where an...

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