Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Gault
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided November 17, 2014No. Civil Action No. 7:13-1050-TMCPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
TIMOTHY M. CAIN, District Judge. .
The plaintiff, Melanie Lawson (“Lawson”), brought this action against her former employer, William F. “Freddie” Gault (“Gault”), the Union County Clerk of Court, in his individual and official capacities, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter is before the court on the defendants’ motion for summary judgment- or, in the alternative, to dismiss (ECF No. 26). The parties have fully briefed that motion (ECF Nos. 31, 32), and the court heard oral argument regarding the relevant issues on May 15, 2014.
The court issued its order in this case on August 14,…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Melanie Lawson v. Union County Clerk of CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
- Melanie Lawson v. Union County Clerk of CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
- Melanie Lawson v. Union County Clerk of CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
- Melanie Lawson v. Union County Clerk of CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016