Taylor v. STATE OF RI, DEPT. OF MHRH

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LAGUEUX, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court at the request of both plaintiff and defendant to have the Court determine whether plaintiffs employment discrimination case should proceed to trial with or without a jury. Plaintiff asserts that her Title VII claim, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1981), and her claim under the Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA), R.I.Gen. Laws § 28-5-1 et seq. (1986), entitle her to a trial by jury. Defendant maintains that since plaintiff seeks only equitable relief, this Court should deny plaintiffs demand for a jury…