Delois Earlie v. Barry Jacobs, John Tatum, and Hermann Hospital

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, DeLois Earlie, sued defendant hospital alleging racial discrimination in employment in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Plaintiff claimed actual damages of $165,000.00, punitive damages of $150,-000. 00, and injunctive relief including reinstatement and back pay. Plaintiffs request for a jury trial was denied, along with a subsequent motion to amend her complaint. After a trial to the court, the district court found for the defendants. Plaintiff appeals two issues. First, she contends it was error to grant defendant’s motion to strike her jury demand. Second,…