A Brooklyn building superintendent’s arguments that he was fired because of race were sufficient to withstand summary judgment motions brought by the building’s owner and property manager, who claim he was fired for doing a poor job.
“There are several categories of evidence from which a reasonable jury could conclude that [Dennis] Dupree’s discharge was motivated at least in part by racial discrimination,” Eastern District Judge John Gleeson (See Profile) said on Aug. 10 in Dupree v. UHAB-Sterling Street Housing Development Fund Corporation, 10-cv-1894. The judge noted, however, that many facts remain disputed and that he was viewing the evidence “in the light most favorable to Dupree.”
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