Szymanski v. Plassan

How courts have described this case

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• holding that black plaintiff stated a section 1981 claim when he alleged that “a white woman with less education and experience than [him] was selected to fill his position”
• holding that Black plaintiff stated a Title VII discrimination claim by alleging that “a white woman with less education and experience than [him] was selected to fill his position”
• determining that an African American plaintiff stated a section 1981 claim when he alleged that “a white woman with less education and experience than [him] was selected to fill his position”
• stating that § 1981 does not provide for a private right of action against a municipality, and “[i]nstead, a plaintiff must pursue any such remedy against a municipality under Section 1983.”
• noting that D.C. municipal regulations conferred various responsibilities on the Chancellor, including “the authority to take all personnel actions affecting those employees . . . under . . . her supervision and control”

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