Lockhart v. Hofstra University
Lockhart v. Hofstra University
Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judgment of said district court be and it hereby is AFFIRMED.
Plaintiff-Appellant Lindbirgh Lockhart appeals from a March 29, 2004 judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Arlene R. Lindsay, Magistrate Judge) granting summary judgment to defendant-appellee Hofstra University. On appeal, Lockhart argues that the district court erred when it concluded that Lockhart could not establish a prima facie case for discrimination based on race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000e-17. Familiarity with the facts and proceedings below is assumed. We affirm.
We review a district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. See Okemo Mountain, Inc. v. U.S. Sporting Clays Ass’n, 376 F.3d 102, 104 (2d Cir. 2004). In an employment discrimination case, a plaintiff has the burden of showing at the outset that (1) he belongs to a racial minority; (2) he applied and was qualified for the job; (3) he suffered an adverse employment action; and (4) the adverse employment action occurred under circumstances that give rise to an inference of discriminatory intent. See Sanders v. New York City Human Res. Admin., 361 F.3d 749, 755 (2d Cir. 2004).
Lockhart failed to put forward facts that satisfy the third and fourth requirements of the prima facie case. An “adverse [em
Lockhart also fads to allege facts that would support an inference of racially discriminatory intent. Lockhart is black, and he alleges that his superiors ignored a seniority-based overtime assignment list and instead favored Hispanic and white custodians in handing out overtime assignments. He alleges that this practice is discriminatory regardless of the actual hours worked. These opportunities, however, which Lockhart alleges were wrongly diverted to his Hispanic and white coworkers, were the very overtime opportunities for which he declined to be considered. Thus, the facts he alleges raise no inference of discriminatory intent.
We have carefully considered Lockhart’s remaining arguments and find them to be without merit.
For the reasons set forth above, the judgment of the district court is hereby AFFIRMED.
Reference
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- Lindbirgh LOCKHART v. HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
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