McGruder v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION EUNA MCGRUDER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) NO. 3:17-cv-1547 v. ) JUDGE RICHARDSON ) METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF ) NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON ) COUNTY, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Pending before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 18). Plaintiff has filed a Response (Doc. No. 28), and Defendant has filed a Reply (Doc. No. 32). BACKGROUND1 Plaintiff McGruder, who is African-American, was employed with the Metro Nashville Public Schools, from July 2015 to January 2016, as the…