RAY v. ROPES & GRAY LLP

No. 14-1003.

799 F.3d 99 (2015)

John H. RAY, III, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. ROPES & GRAY LLP; David C. Chapin; John D. Donovan, Jr; Keith F. Higgins; Jesse J. Jenner; William A. Knowlton; Othon A. Prounis; David M. Mandel; Robert G. Jones; Randall W. Bodner; Brien T. O'Connor; Joy U. Curtis; Bradford R. Malt; Joan McPhee; John T. Montgomery, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 25, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Ray, III , with whom Ray Legal Consulting Group, P.C. was on brief, for appellant.

Michael B. Keating , with whom Christopher E. Hart , Daniel L. McFadden , Foley Hoag LLP, Lisa G. Arrowood and Arrowood Peters LLP were on brief, for appellees.

Before HOWARD, Chief Judge, LIPEZ and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


John H. Ray III, at the time an associate at the Boston law firm of Ropes & Gray ("Ropes"), was informed in December 2008 that Ropes would not advance him for further consideration as a partner. Contending that the employer's decision was the result of racial discrimination, and that Ropes retaliated against Ray in various...

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