Opinion ID: 3010901
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Heading: Disposition of The Claims

Text: In orders dated May 14, 1993, and September, 10, 1993, the District Court dismissed or limited all counts of the Amended Complaint, pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) or 12(b)(6), Fed. R. Civ. P. The majority of the Title VII and NJLAD sex and race discrimination and retaliation claims were dismissed, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and for lack of timeliness, including lack of continuing violations; the male appellants' Title VII and NJLAD claims were dismissed under Rule 12(b)(6), for lack of standing to sue. Anjelino v. New York Times, 1993 WL 170209 at , 8, 10-11 (D.N.J. May 14, 1993); see also Anjelino, No. 92-2582 (D.N.J. Sept. 10 1993). Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), the court limited the surviving sex and race discrimination claims brought under NJLAD to events occurring after June 1990 and the surviving race discrimination claims under Title VII to events occurring after July 1991. The section 1981 sex discrimination claims were dismissed under Rule 12(b)(6) on grounds that they are not cognizable under the statute. Many of the section 1981 race discrimination claims were dismissed for lack of timeliness, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1). Anjelino, 1993 WL 170209 at . The surviving section 1981 race discrimination claims were limited to events occurring after June 1990. In the Order of May 14, 1993, and in an Order dated August 22, 1996, the court dismissed or limited the _________________________________________________________________ 20. The Amended Complaint also added three new plaintiffs-appellants, Maureen Dolphin, Jacqueline Fogarty, and Ronald Plackis, who did not file charges of any kind with the EEOC. Anjelino, 1993 WL 170209 at . See discussion infra of exhaustion. 17 appellants' labor relations claims under section 301 of the LMRA and Title I of the LMRDA. Many claims were dismissed under Rule 12(b)(1) for failure to exhaust and for lack of timeliness. The remaining LMRA claims were limited to events occurring after June 9, 1992. Anjelino, 1993 WL 170209 at ; Anjelino, No. 92-2582 (D.N.J. Aug. 22, 1996). In an Order dated July 8, 1993, the court denied the appellants' motion for reconsideration of the May 14 Order. Then, on September 10, 1993, the court denied appellants' motion to review the appropriate statute of limitations under the NJLAD. Anjelino, No. 92-2582 (D.N.J. July 8, 1993). On January 29, 1996, the court affirmed the magistrate judge's recommendation to deny discovery to the appellants. Anjelino, No. 92-2582 (D.N.J. Jan. 29, 1996). On May 13, 1996, as a result of appellants' motion objecting to the discovery decision, the District Court sanctioned their counsel in the amount of $5,000, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. S 1927, on grounds that the motion was frivolous. Anjelino, No. 92-2582 (D.N.J. May 13, 1996); see also Anjelino, No. 92-2582 (D.N.J. May 1, 1996). In an Order dated August 22, 1996, the Court granted summary judgment for defendants on the remaining claims of the Hispanic appellants (which had been severed from the claims of the non-Hispanic appellants on October 25, 1995, during the discovery process). These included Title VII sex discrimination claims by three female Hispanics, which related to events occurring after July 1991 and their NJLAD sex discrimination claims for events occurring after July 1990; the Hispanic appellants' race discrimination claims under section 1981 and NJLAD for events occurring after June 1990 and under Title VII, for events occurring after July 1991; the Hispanics' national origin claims under Title VII for events occurring after July, 1991; the Hispanics' retaliation claims under Title VII, NJLAD, and section 1981; and the Hispanics' LMRA claim for events occurring after June 9, 1992. Anjelino, No. 92-2582 (D.N.J. Aug. 22, 1996). Pursuant to an order dated March 2, 1997, the court dismissed the Amended Complaint in its entirety (i.e., all 18 remaining claims of the non-Hispanic appellants), including the remaining Title VII, NJLAD, and section 301 claims. These claims were dismissed on summary judgment grounds. Anjelino, No. 92-2582 (D.N.J. Mar. 2, 1997).