Legal Opinion

Carpenter v. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

District Court, N.D. Mississippi

Decided August 10, 2011No. 1:10CV136-SA-JADPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SHARION AYCOCK, District Judge.

Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss or Alternatively For Summary Judgment [28], [30]. After reviewing the motions, responses, rules, and authorities, the Court finds as follows:

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, LaFagus O. Carpenter, began working at Mississippi Valley State University (“MVSU”) in December 2004, as a Patrolman. Plaintiff contends that he was subjected to continued retaliation and discrimination after the Defendants became aware that he planned to provide testimony in a former co-worker’s Title VII lawsuit. 1 Plaintiff alleges…

2Cases cited113 opinions

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3Cited by12 opinions

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