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Kinnin v. Skidmore College

College Granted Judgment Dismissing Title VII Bias Action; Firing Not Shown Pretextual

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MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER I. Introduction Plaintiff Kathy Kinnin commenced this action against defendant Skidmore College, alleging employment discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.1 (Compl., Dkt. No. 1.) Now pending are Skidmore’s motion for summary judgment, (Dkt. No. 41), and to preclude expert testimony, (Dkt. No. 42). For the reasons that follow, Skidmore’s motion for summary judgment is granted2 and its motion to preclude expert testimony is denied as moot.3 II. Background A. Facts4 Skidmore is a private college in Saratoga Springs, New York. (Def.’s Statement of Material Facts (SMF) 1, Dkt. No. 41, Attach. 1.) Kinnin was an employee in Skidmore’s Information Technology (IT)              Department from 2010 until her termination in 2018. (Id. 2.) When Kinnin was first hired as a Mac computer technician, her direct supervisor was Tom Marcotte, Director of User Services. (Id.

3, 5.) In 2014, Marcotte was promoted from Director of User Services to Director of IT Planning and Strategic Communications and Kinnin replaced him as Director of User Services. (Id. 6.) In her new position, Kinnin reported to Chief Technology Officer William Duffy, and no longer reported to Marcotte. (Id.) After Kinnin’s promotion, problems arose between Kinnin and two different employees: Chris Bailey and Leon Briggs. Bailey was hired in September 2014 as a media technician. (Id. 23.) Kinnin complained about Bailey to Duffy in February 2015, citing, among other things, his aggressive behavior and an instance where Bailey grabbed Kinnin by the arm “as if to guide [her].” (Id.

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