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Bernhardt v. Interbank of New York

United States District Court, E.D. New York
Sep 25, 1998
18 F. Supp. 2d 218 (E.D.N.Y. 1998)

Summary

holding that causation was possible despite eleven-month lapse between protected activity and firing because defendant had possible reasons for delaying adverse action

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Opinion

No. CV 92-4550 (RJD).

September 25, 1998.



Summaries of

Bernhardt v. Interbank of New York

United States District Court, E.D. New York
Sep 25, 1998
18 F. Supp. 2d 218 (E.D.N.Y. 1998)

holding that causation was possible despite eleven-month lapse between protected activity and firing because defendant had possible reasons for delaying adverse action

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holding that Greek-American had established prima facie case of national origin discrimination under Title VII

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finding that although the passage of eleven months "would suggest strongly the absence of a causal link," such a conclusion was not required because no retaliatory action could have been taken during that span of time

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finding eleven-month gap between protected activity and termination sufficient to raise inference of retaliation

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finding that while an eleven month passage time of "would suggest strongly the absence of a causal link, such an inference [was] not . . . compelled by the available evidence such that the Court could resolve the claim as a matter of law"

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determining that eleven months is close enough to establish an inference of a causal connection to plaintiff's termination

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determining that eleven months is close enough to establish an inference of a causal connection to plaintiff's termination

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characterizing the question of whether a causal connection was established by an eleven-month span between protected activity and adverse action as "a question of fact, beyond the authority of the Court to resolve"

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characterizing the question of whether a causal connection was established by an eleven-month span between protected activity and adverse action as "a question of fact, beyond the authority of the Court to resolve"

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In Bernhardt, the Court held that it could not declare as a matter of law that the eleven-month period that had elapsed between plaintiff's protected activity and defendant's adverse action was too long to show a causal connection.

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Case details for

Bernhardt v. Interbank of New York

Case Details

Full title:Donald J. BERNHARDT, Plaintiff, v. INTERBANK OF NEW YORK, Dmitri…

Court:United States District Court, E.D. New York

Date published: Sep 25, 1998

Citations

18 F. Supp. 2d 218 (E.D.N.Y. 1998)

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