James v. Penney OPCO, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION VONDA JAMES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 7:23-cv-1557-ACA ) PENNEY OPCO, LLC, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Back in 2017, Plaintiff Vonda James filed a bankruptcy petition. (See doc. 9- 2). The petition required Ms. James to disclose any potential claims she had against third parties, including employment disputes or rights to sue. (Id. at 15). Ms. James indicated that she had no such claims. (See id.). Five years later and while her bankruptcy proceedings were ongoing, Ms. James filed a charge of…