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· 2/28/1990

Randhir Chauhan v. M. Alfieri Co., Inc.

Citations

  • 897 F.2d 123
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 2772
  • 1990 WL 17934

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  • holding that the plaintiff cannot avoid summary judgment “simply by arguing that the factfinder need not believe the defendant's proffered legitimate explanations[.]”
  • allowing a § 1981 claim to proceed when a leasing agent’s reasoning that he did not want to contract with the plaintiff because the small size of the plaintiff’s business was called into question because the leasing agent later leased to a white small business owner
  • Plaintiff pointed to “inconsistencies and implausibilities” in defendant’s explanation which “could support an inference [of discrimination].”

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Judges: Becker, Cowen, Weis

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