Tlemcani v. Georgia Department of Community Health

Filing 39

ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING 34 Final Report and Recommendation and GRANTING 27 Motion for Summary Judgment. The Defendant is entitled to summary judgment as to the retaliation claim. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 7/24/18. (jkl)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION
SAID TLEMCANI,
Plaintiff,
v.

CIVIL ACTION FILE
NO. 1:17-CV-2547-TWT

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY HEALTH,
Defendant.
ORDER

This is an employment discrimination action. It is before the Court on the
Report and Recommendation [Doc. 34] of the Magistrate Judge recommending
granting the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 27]. The Plaintiff’s
Objections are without merit. It is undisputed that the same conduct led to the
Plaintiff’s suspension and termination. For the reasons set forth in the thorough and
well-reasoned Report and Recommendation, the Plaintiff failed to make a prima facie
case of religious or national origin discrimination as to either. Although the Plaintiff
complained of “harassment” that does not constitute opposition to conduct prohibited
by Title VII. The Defendant is entitled to summary judgment as to the retaliation
claim. The Court approves and adopts the Report and Recommendation as the
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judgment of the Court. The Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 27] is
GRANTED.
SO ORDERED, this 24 day of July, 2018.

/s/Thomas W. Thrash
THOMAS W. THRASH, JR.
United States District Judge

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