# US judge lets Indian engineer’s bias case against Apple proceed 2026-08-07T01:45:21+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A California judge has refused Apple’s request to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit filed by engineer Anita Nariani Schulze. In a tentative ruling, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sunil R. Kulkarni said she had supported her legal claims adequately, without deciding their merits. Schulze alleges that two male managers excluded her from meetings, criticised and micromanaged her work, and denied her bonuses despite positive evaluations. She says the treatment involved sexism, racism, religious bias and discrimination based on national origin. The judge rejected Schulze’s request to represent a wider class of female Apple employees, finding that she had not shown a broader pattern. The Economic Times reports that a final ruling and any hearing schedule were unclear. Apple had not responded to a request for comment. The case follows a separate California civil rights lawsuit against Cisco over alleged caste discrimination, which Cisco denies. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: Apple, Indian professionals, Silicon Valley, US courts, workplace discrimination Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-judge-lets-indian-engineers-bias-case-against-apple-proceed/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-judge-lets-indian-engineers-bias-case-against-apple-proceed/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.