Legal Opinion
Moore v. Forrest City School District
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2008No. 07-2206PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
After several unsuccessful attempts to obtain a promotion from teacher to assistant principal, Christine Moore sued the Forrest City School District (“the School District”) and its superintendent, Lee Vent, in his official capacity, claiming racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. After a two-day bench trial, the district court 1 entered judgment in favor of the defendants, concluding that although the evidence was close, Moore failed to meet her burden of proof. On appeal, Moore challenges the judgment for the…
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