Johnson v. NYS Dept of Correctional Sus

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT W ESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BERTHA A. JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. DECISION AND ORDER 11-CV-79S NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION and SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM POWERS, Defendants. I. INTRODUCTION In this action, Plaintiff Bertha A. Johnson, an African American female, alleges that her employer, Defendant New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (“DOCCS”), and Defendant Superintendent William Powers discriminated and retaliated against her in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§…