Johnson v. Booker-Parks et al

Filing 43

ORDER denying 18 Motion for Joinder. Signed by Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 3/17/10. (Anderson, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION

TIA JOHNSON, Plaintiff, vs. MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS, et al. Defendants.

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No. 09-2049-STA-tmp

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR JOINDER (DOCKET ENTRY 18) On January 27, 2009, Plaintiff Tia Johnson, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, filed a pro se complaint, pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the Tennessee Human Rights Acts, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 4-21-101 et seq., against Defendants Memphis City Schools ("MCS"), Betty Booker-Parks, Kimkea Harris, and Michael Harris. (Docket Entry ("D.E.") 1.) On June 4, 2009, the Court entered an order which dismissed Plaintiff's claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and claims against Defendants Booker-Parks, Kimkea Harris, and Michael Harris pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted. (D.E. 3.) On October 14, 2009, Plaintiff filed a motion for joinder seeking to reassert the previously dismissed claims and joinder of

the previously dismissed Defendants Booker-Parks, KimKea Harris, and Michael Harris. (D.E. 18.) No factual basis is given for

Plaintiff's request. The Court incorporates by reference the order of partial dismissal entered on June 4, 2009, and the reasons for the original dismissal of those claims and Defendants. The motion (D.E. 18) is DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED this 17th day of March, 2010.

s/ S. Thomas Anderson S. THOMAS ANDERSON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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