An aspiring police officer who claims she was blacklisted after complaining of gender discrimination has stated a “sufficiently plausible” claim of discriminatory retaliation to defeat a motion for dismissal, a federal judge in Rochester has held.
Western District Judge Michael A. Telesca said that Edith Jordan can pursue an action under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and Title IX in which she alleges she was forced out of the Southern Tier Law Enforcement Academy at Corning Community College because of her gender, and then repeatedly denied opportunities with out-of-state police agencies because she was bad-mouthed by officials in New York.
