Kwiatkowski v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Appellant Zdzislaw B. Kwiatkowski appeals from the judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Gleeson, J.), granting Appellees’ motions for summary judgment and dismissing his amended complaint, which alleged claims of discrimination based on national origin in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1691 et seq. Familiarity is assumed as to the facts, the procedural context, and the specification of appellate issues.
This Court reviews de novo a district court’s grant of summary judgment, focusing on whether the district court properly concluded that there were no genuine issues of material fact and that the movant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. See Miller v. Wolpoff & Abramson, LLP, 321 F.3d 292, 300 (2d Cir. 2003).
The district court analyzed Kwiatkowski’s claim of intentional discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act in the same manner as discrimination claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, concluding that Kwiatkowski had not established a prima fade case because he faded to show that he was qualified for the $550,000 loans based on the Small Business Administration’s and the Appellees’ lending criteria. Although the parties do not argue that resort to Title VIPs burden-shifting methodology is improper, this Court has not yet reached the question of whether that methodology applies to credit discrimination cases. Compare Mercado-Garcia v.
We have carefully considered all of Kwiatkowski’s arguments and find them to be without merit.
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is hereby AFFIRMED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Zdzislaw B. KWIATKOWSKI v. J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO., Citibank, N.A.
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- Published