Legal Opinion
Ola C. Kirk v. Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided May 30, 2017No. 2015-SA-01646-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. In June 2013, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) announced that there was an opening for the position of lieutenant in the driver services division of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol (MHSP). MDPS interviewed six qualified applicants for the position and selected Master Sergeant Anthony Cunningham—a 51-year-old African-American male with 26-plus years of service at MDPS—for the promotion. Master Sergeant Ola Kirk—a 57-year-old African-American female with 25.5 years of service at MDPS—was identified as the first “alternate choice” for the…
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