ARI Bank v. Cmty. Coll. of Phila.

Full title: ARI BANK, Plaintiff, v. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA, VICTORIA…

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Jul 22, 2022

Civil Action 22-293 (E.D. Pa. Jul. 22, 2022)

Opinion

Civil Action 22-293

07-22-2022

ARI BANK, Plaintiff, v. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA, VICTORIA ZELLERS, LEILA E. LAWRENCE, DEBONAIR OATES-PRIMUS AND MARY HOEFFEL, Defendants.

WENDY BEETLESTONE, J.

ORDER

WENDY BEETLESTONE, J.

AND NOW, this 22nd day of July, 2022, upon consideration of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF No. 10), Plaintiff's Response (ECF No. 12), and Defendants' Reply (ECF No. 16), it is HEREBY ORDERED THAT Defendants' Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. It is FURTHER ORDERED THAT:

1. Defendants' Motion is DENIED as to Plaintiff's false light invasion of privacy claims;

2. Defendants' Motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Community College of Philadelphia pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, which are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE;

3. Defendants' Motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Community College of Philadelphia for discrimination based on race and sex pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq., which are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE;

4. Defendants' Motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Community College of Philadelphia for discrimination based on disability pursuant to the Americans

with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., which are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE;

5. Defendants' Motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Community College of Pennsylvania for discrimination based on race, sex, and disability pursuant to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 951, et seq. (“PHRA”), which are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE;

6. Defendants' Motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's claims against Defendants Victoria Zellers and Leila E. Lawrence for race discrimination pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, which are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE;

7. Defendants' Motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's claims against Defendants Victoria Zellers and Leila E. Lawrence for aiding and abetting discrimination based on race, sex, and disability pursuant to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 951, et seq. (“PHRA”), which are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE;

8. In all other respects, Defendants' Motion is GRANTED and Plaintiff's remaining claims are dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE.