Pepper v. Brown University

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND ) NICHOLAS J. PEPPER, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) 948-1 BROWN UNIVERSITY and SHEILA __) CA. No. 21-248-JJM-PAS COLEMAN, in her individual/official _—_) capacity as Director of Human ) Resources, ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JOHN J. MCCONNELL, JR., United States District Court Chief Judge. Nicholas J. Pepper brings this employment discrimination case against Brown University and Sheila Coleman, its Director of Human Resources. Brown fired Mr. Pepper after he violently assaulted a co-worker. Mr. Pepper brings claims under the…