FELDER v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DARLEA FELDER, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 21-1556 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. PAPPERT, J. February 3, 2022 MEMORANDUM Darlea Felder, an African American female teacher at SCI Graterford and then SCI Phoenix, sued the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and several of its employees. She initially alleged race and sex-based discrimination under Title VII, racial discrimination under § 1981 and retaliation under both statutes. She subsequently stipulated to the individual…