Opinion ID: 441758
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Allegations Concerning Conduct After January 1979.

Text: 26 (1) Title VII claims. The district court held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over defendants' alleged conduct occurring after the Blackwell appointment, on the ground that these allegations weren't included in the original charges filed with the EEOC. Generally, a court may consider, in addition to the original EEOC charges, those claims reasonably related to the EEOC charges. Kirkland v. Buffalo Board of Education, 622 F.2d 1066, 1068 (2d Cir.1980) (per curiam). In the instant case, defendants' alleged subsequent acts are essentially the same as the earlier allegedly wrongful conduct contained in the EEOC complaint: namely, alleged manipulation of the civil service rules for discriminatory reasons in order to appoint someone other than Almendral. As Judge Ward noted in permitting appellant to amend or supplement her complaint, the add[itional allegations] all address the same alleged course of discrimination ... as that contained in the original complaint. In addition, Almendral's EEOC complaint plainly stated that the acts of discrimination were on a continuing basis. Thus, these subsequent acts were reasonably related or could reasonably [have been] expected to grow out of the [EEOC] charge of discrimination. Smith v. American President Lines, 571 F.2d 102, 107 n. 10 (2d Cir.1978). Consequently we believe it was error for the district court to refuse to consider what took place after Almendral filed her complaint. 27 (2) Section 1981 claims. Similarly, the district court erred in failing to consider defendants' relevant subsequent acts in determining whether defendants intentionally discriminated against Almendral in violation of Section 1981, as such acts would seem probative on the issue of intent. On remand, the district court should consider and evaluate all alleged acts of discrimination from July 1978 to November 1981 in determining whether defendants intentionally discriminated against plaintiff in violation of Section 1981. 3 28