THORNTON v. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY UNIFIED GOVERNMENT, et al

Filing 14

ORDER granting 9 Motion to Dismiss Complaint against the individual Defendants. Plaintiff's claims against the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County remain pending. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE CLAY D LAND on 12/13/2017. (CCL)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATHENS DIVISION
BRIAN KEITH THORNTON,

*

Plaintiff,

*

vs.

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CASE NO. 3:17-CV-112 (CDL)

UNITED GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS*
CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA, et al.,
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Defendants.
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O R D E R
Plaintiff Brian Keith Thornton, who is proceeding pro se,
asserts

employment

employer

and

discrimination

several

former

claims

against

supervisors

and

his

former

colleagues.

Thornton claims that he was discriminated against because of his
race

and

that

he

was

racial discrimination.

retaliated

against

for

complaining

of

Thornton brought this action under Title

VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.
Compl. § II, ECF No. 1.

The individual Defendants are Erin

Carlton,

Ward,

Hollis

Gary

Duck,

Lisa

Terry,

Glenn

Coleman,

Stephens.

Jeff

Michelle

Hale,

Jameson

Castleberry,

Goolsby,
and

Frank

These individual Defendants filed a motion to dismiss

(ECF No. 9).

“[R]elief under Title VII is available against

only the employer and not against individual employees whose
actions would constitute a violation of the Act,” and Thornton
did not allege any facts to show that the individual Defendants

meet the definition of “employer” under Title VII.
Collins,

441

Accordingly,
granted.

F.3d
the

931,

933

individual

(11th

Cir.

Defendants’

2006)
motion

Dearth v.

(per
to

curiam).

dismiss

is

Thornton’s claims against the Unified Government of

Athens-Clarke County remain pending.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 13th day of December, 2017.
S/Clay D. Land
CLAY D. LAND
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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