Hatch v. Musgrove

By Judge Everett A. Martin, Jr.

The plaintiff, an employee of the Division of Social Services (the “Division”) of the defendant City of Norfolk, has sued the City and George Musgrove, the former director of the Department of Human Services (the “Department”) of the City. The Division is an agency within the Department. The plaintiffs four count motion for judgment alleges slander (count I), racial discrimination (count IT), infliction of emotional distress (count El), and negligent supervision and retention (count IV). In her brief, the plaintiff seeks to re-characterize count IV as negligent…