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Rastogi v. New York State Office of Mental Health

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 6, 2005
21 A.D.3d 886 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)

Opinion

2004-02708.

September 6, 2005.

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for employment discrimination pursuant to Executive Law § 296, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Price, J.), dated February 19, 2004, which granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Wolin Wolin, Jericho, N.Y. (Alan E. Wolin of counsel), for appellant.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney-General, New York, N.Y. (Michael S. Belohlavek and Ann P. Zybert of counsel), for respondents.

Before: Florio, J.P., Krausman, Luciano and Spolzino, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

In response to the plaintiff's allegations of discrimination based on his disability set forth in his complaint, the defendants offered evidence that the plaintiff's work schedule was modified for a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason, thereby making out a prima facie case for summary judgment ( see Matter of McEniry v. Landi, 84 NY2d 554, 558; Blum v. New York Stock Exch., 298 AD2d 343, 344). In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact ( see Cooks v. New York City Tr. Auth., 289 AD2d 278, 279).

Moreover, the plaintiff failed to make the requisite showing in support of his unlawful retaliation claim that he suffered an adverse employment action while engaged in a protected activity, and that there was a causal connection between the protected activity and the adverse employment action ( see Forrest v. Jewish Guild for Blind, 3 NY3d 295, 313; Todzia v. Saint Vincent Catholic Med. Ctrs., 6 AD3d 523, 524). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

The plaintiff's remaining contentions are without merit.


Summaries of

Rastogi v. New York State Office of Mental Health

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 6, 2005
21 A.D.3d 886 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
Case details for

Rastogi v. New York State Office of Mental Health

Case Details

Full title:ANIRUDH RASTOGI, Appellant, v. NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH et…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Sep 6, 2005

Citations

21 A.D.3d 886 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
2005 N.Y. Slip Op. 6591
800 N.Y.S.2d 509

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