Pree v. The Washington County Board of Supervisors et al
Filing
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ORDER granting 8 Motion to Dismiss; granting 10 Motion to Dismiss; and granting 12 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by District Judge Sharion Aycock on 2/3/2017. (dbm)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
GREENVILLE DIVISION
BRENDA PREE
PLAINTIFF
V.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:16-CV-122-SA-RP
THE WASHINGTON COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
JESSE AMOS,
PAUL WATSON, JR., and
MIKE GORDON
DEFENDANTS
ORDER
For the reasons fully explained in a separate memorandum opinion issued this same day,
the Court finds that the individual Defendants Amos, Watson, and Gordon are entitled to qualified
immunity on all of the Plaintiff’s claims. Therefore, the Defendants’ Motion for Summary
Judgment [8] is GRANTED, and all of the Plaintiff’s claims against the individual Defendants are
DISMISSED with prejudice.
The Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss [10, 12] are also GRANTED, and the Plaintiff’s Title
VII claims against the individual Defendants, as well as the Plaintiff’s state law claim for
defamation are DISMISSED with prejudice.
Defendants Amos, Watson, and Gordon are hereby dismissed from this action. The
Plaintiff’s three claims against the County, one Title VII claim, one Equal Protection claim, and
one due process claim based on the Mississippi Constitution remain.
SO ORDERED, on this the 3rd day of February, 2017.
/s/ Sharion Aycock
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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