Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant-University’s motion for summary judgment in plaintiff-student’s (naturalized citizen from Cameroon) Title VI action, alleging that defendant discriminated against her on account of her race by having her re-take first year of dental school after she had failed two courses and failed to remediate one course during summer school. Record showed that only one other student (also black) had failed both courses, but had successfully remediated one course and was allowed to proceed to second-year curriculum. As such, plaintiff was unable to show existence of similarly-situated, non-black student who was treated more favorably. Also, Dist. Ct. did not err in denying plaintiff’s request for production of actual students’ records, where defendant’s production of spreadsheet showing races and grades of other students was adequate, and where plaintiff failed to show how spreadsheet was inaccurate.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Race Discrimination