CHILDRES v. B MERRELL'S INC

Filing 34

ORDER denying 23 Motion for Summary Judgment. Ordered by Judge Clay D. Land on 05/14/2013. (CGC)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
CHERYL D. CHILDRES,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

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B. MERRELL, INC.,

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Defendant.

CASE NO. 4:12-CV-31 (CDL)

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O R D E R

Plaintiff
assistant

Cheryl

manager

D.

at

Childres

B.

(“Childres”)

Merrell’s,

a

was

Columbus,

an

Georgia

restaurant owned and operated by Defendant B. Merrell, Inc.
(“B. Merrell’s”).

Childres claims that B. Merrell’s paid

her

male

less

than

a

Merrell’s

fired

her

disparity.

assistant

after

she

manager

complained

and

that

B.

about

the

pay

Childres brings discrimination and retaliation

claims under the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (“EPA”), 29 U.S.C. §
206(d),

and

Title

(“Title

VII”),

VII

of

the

42 U.S.C. §

Civil

2000e,

Rights
et

seq.

Act

of

1964

Presently

pending before the Court is the summary judgment motion of
B. Merrell’s.

Having thoroughly reviewed the motion and

with the benefit of oral argument, the Court finds that
genuine fact disputes exist

regarding

Childres’s claims.

Accordingly, the summary judgment motion (ECF No. 23) is
denied.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 14th day of May, 2013.
S/Clay D. Land
CLAY D. LAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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