Bell-Haynes v. Alabama State University

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION DR. JANEL BELL-HAYNES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACT. NO. 2:21-cv-18-ECM ) (WO) ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Now pending before the Court is the motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant Alabama State University (“ASU”). (Doc. 20). ASU denied Plaintiff Janel Bell- Haynes’s (“Plaintiff”) application for tenure during the 2018–2019 academic year, which resulted in the issuance of a terminal contract for the 2019–2020 academic year. She…