Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Rhode Island, Department of Mental Health Retardation & Hospitals
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 6, 1989No. Civ. A. 89-0395PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, District Judge.
Defendant, State of Rhode Island (State), has brought this matter before the Court on a motion to dismiss various components of plaintiffs complaint alleging sex discrimination. Defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint in its entirety pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(7), for failure to join plaintiffs Union, Council 94. Defendant has also moved to dismiss Counts II and III, plaintiffs state law claims, asserting that Title VII preempts the state law claims.
BACKGROUND
The complaint alleges that the State Department of Mental…
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