Legal Opinion

Cook v. Hinds County Board of Supervisors

District Court, S.D. Mississippi

Decided August 21, 2023No. 3:22-cv-00643Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION ANGELA COOK PLAINTIFF V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:22-CV-643-DPJ-FKB HINDS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ET AL. DEFENDANTS ORDER Plaintiff Angela Cook says Hinds County Court Judge Carlyn Hicks demoted and then fired her due to race. Cook therefore sued Hicks, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, and Hinds County, Mississippi, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,

42 U.S.C. §§ 1981

and 1983, and state law for alleged breach of contract. The dispute is before the Court on two motions to dismiss, one filed by…

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