What is an equal protection claim?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Gabarrete v. Hazel, CASE NO. 1:11-CV-00324-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):

8. [An] equal protection claim may be brought by a "class of one," where the plaintiff alleges that he/she has been intentionally treated differently from others similarly situated and that there is no rational basis for the difference in treatment. Village of Willowbrook v. Olech, 528 U.S. 562, 564 (2000).

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