Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Mississippi Transportation Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 21, 2009No. 08-60747PublishedCited by 280 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:
More than a year after Jelinda Stewart (“Stewart”) was reassigned away from a supervisor who she claimed had harassed her, the Mississippi Transportation Commission placed her again under his control, and verbal harassment resumed. Stewart filed this lawsuit alleging a hostile work environment and retaliation for reporting sexual harassment. The district court granted summary judgment to her employer. We AFFIRM. Stewart’s reassignment was an “intervening action,” National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Morgan, 536 U.S. 101, 118, 122 S.Ct. 2061, 2075, 153 L.Ed.2d 106…
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