Oates v. Covington County Board of Education et al

Filing 39

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 9/30/16. (djy, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
PATRICIA A. OATES,
Plaintiff,
v.
COVINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:15cv686-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
Pursuant to Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 through
42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, a teacher in the Covington
County school system, filed this lawsuit challenging
defendants’ failures to promote her on the basis of her
race.

This lawsuit is now before the court on the

recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge
that

plaintiff’s

motion

to

amend

her

complaint

to

reinstate her Title VII claim should be granted, that
defendants’
that

motion

defendants’

plaintiff’s

§

1981

to

dismiss

motion
claim

for

should

be

summary

should

be

denied,

and

judgment

on

granted.

Also

before

the

court

recommendation.
review

of

plaintiff’s

the

are

plaintiff’s

After

an

record,

objections

objections

independent

the

should

court
be

and

to

the

de

novo

concludes

that

overruled

and

the

magistrate judge’s recommendation adopted.
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 30th day of September, 2016.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE