Esmat Zaklama, M.D. v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Esmat Zaklama v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami

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• holding that physician, who was dismissed from one hospital’s residency program due to adverse recommendations by second hospital, could sue second hospital under § 1981 on the theory that the adverse recommendations were based on his race
• § 1981 broad enough to include situations where parties do not “occupy a direct employment relationship”
• “Mt. Sinai was in a position to affect Zaklama’s employment in the residency program and did affect his employment with its adverse evaluations.”
• “In finding that the plaintiff had stated a claim the court of appeals held that parties other than a plaintiffs actual or potential employer could be liable under Title VII if they control the plaintiffs access to employment and deny' that access based on unlawful criteria.” (emphasis added

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