In a recent lawsuit captioned Ikezi v. Cipriani Club 55 LLC et al, 15-cv-06145 (SDNY filed 8/5/15), plaintiff Henry Ikezi accuses the Cipriani Club and others of discriminating against him on account of his race.
Plaintiff alleges, among other things, that
On or about April 2015, when Cipriani Club advised the Plaintiff that Cipriani Club was terminating the Plaintiffs’s rights under the Club Agreement, Cipriani Club advised the Plaintiff that Cipriani Club’s reason for terminating the Plaintiff’s rights as a member of the Cipriani Club was that he is an African American.
He asserts claims of breach of contract and violations of various statutes, namely, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(a), 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York City Human Rights Law, and the New York State Civil Rights Law.