BIRD v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA VALDOSTA DIVISION JAMIE T. BIRD, : : Plaintiff, : : : v. : CASE NO.: 7:21-CV-00062 (WLS) : BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE : UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF : GEORGIA d/b/a VALDOSTA STATE : UNIVERSITY, : : Defendant. : : ORDER Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 42). For the reasons that follow, Plaintiff’s Title VII claims cannot survive summary judgment, and Plaintiff’s Georgia-law claim is appropriate for dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3). RELEVANT PROCEDURAL HISTORY & BACKGROUND Plaintiff Bird initially…