Mazie Keller v. Prince George's County Prince George's County Department of Social Services, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Curiae

HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff Mazie Keller, a black woman, sued her employer, the Prince George’s County Department of Social Services (the “Department”), and the State of Maryland alleging discrimination on the basis of race in violation of the fourteenth amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. Plaintiff prayed a jury trial of her § 1983 claim. The suit arose from her employer’s decision to deny Keller a promotion. The district court awarded summary judgment to defendants on Keller’s § 1983 claim on the ground that…