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D.C. Circuit· 6/20/2025

Junius Joyner, III v. Morrison and Foerster LLP

Citations

  • 140 F.4th 523

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  • ruling that plaintiffs need not “demonstrate that all of the relevant aspects of [their] employment situation were nearly identical to those of the comparators” at dismissal stage (cleaned up)
  • upholding the district court’s dismissal where the plaintiff had only alleged that “he and his comparators were attorneys working at the same law firm”
  • affirming dismis- sal of a § 1981 claim because “general allegations about com- parators do not provide a meaningful benchmark” to decide if differential treatment was racially motivated
  • affirming dismis- sal of a § 1981 claim because “general allegations about com- parators do not provide a meaningful benchmark” to decide if differential treatment was racially motivated
  • “[A] plaintiff must plead facts sufficient to allow a plausible inference that the challenged action was taken because of his race.”
  • “[A] plaintiff must plead facts sufficient to allow a plausible inference that the challenged action was taken because of his race.”

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