context: While Ghosh has pointed out numerous gaps and/or errors in the information provided by DOH, these failings in DOH's submissions do nothing to advance Ghosh's claim that DOH's failure to hire him was a result of improper motives. As discussed above, though the burden of establishing a prima facie case of discrimination is "not onerous," it is nonetheless the plaintiff's burden, and it cannot be met with conclu-sory assertions.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: "The plaintiff must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that she applied for an available position for which she was qualified, but was rejected under circumstances which give rise to an inference of unlawful discrimination."
citation_a.sentence: See Burdine, 450 U.S. at 258, 101 S.Ct. 1089 (“The plaintiff must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that she applied for an available position for which she was qualified, but was rejected under circumstances which give rise to an inference of unlawful discrimination.”); Schnabel v. Abramson, 232 F.3d 83, 90 (2d Cir.2000) (describing plaintiffs “ultimate burden of persuading the trier of fact that the defendant intentionally discriminated against the plaintiff’); see also Schwapp v. Town of Avon, 118 F.3d 106, 110 (2d Cir.1997) (noting that “even in the discrimination context, a plaintiff must provide more than conclusory allegations of discrimination to defeat a motion for summary judgment”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 118 F.3d 106, 110
citation_b.parenthetical: noting that "even in the discrimination context, a plaintiff must provide more than conclusory allegations of discrimination to defeat a motion for summary judgment"
citation_b.sentence: See Burdine, 450 U.S. at 258, 101 S.Ct. 1089 (“The plaintiff must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that she applied for an available position for which she was qualified, but was rejected under circumstances which give rise to an inference of unlawful discrimination.”); Schnabel v. Abramson, 232 F.3d 83, 90 (2d Cir.2000) (describing plaintiffs “ultimate burden of persuading the trier of fact that the defendant intentionally discriminated against the plaintiff’); see also Schwapp v. Town of Avon, 118 F.3d 106, 110 (2d Cir.1997) (noting that “even in the discrimination context, a plaintiff must provide more than conclusory allegations of discrimination to defeat a motion for summary judgment”).