Blakely v. Austin Peay State University

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION TONY BLAKELY, ) ) Plaintiff ) ) v. ) No. 3:21-cv-0425 ) AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER After a white female was selected to be Assistant Police Chief at Austin Peay State University, Tony Blakely, a “significantly older” black male, filed suit alleging race and age discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (29 U.S.C. 621 et. seq.), respectively. He also asserted causes of action…