Legal Opinion
Adams v. MASSACHUSETTS DEPT. OF REVENUE CHILD SUP.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 12, 2007No. Civil Action 07-10296-NMGPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
The defendant in this employment discrimination case has moved to dismiss a portion of the complaint as barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The motion is opposed and will be resolved as follows.
I. Background
The plaintiff, Shellia Adams (“Adams”), alleges a claim of employment discrimination on the basis of race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”) and the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, M.G.L. c. 151B (“Chapter 151B”). She is an African American who was hired as an administrative…
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