Legal Opinion
Canon v. Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided September 22, 2015No. Civil Action No. 3:15CV9TSL-RHWPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
TOM S. LEE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Michael Mohammed Canon, a former employee of Jackson State University, filed the present action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.,1 complaining of national origin discrimination, race discrimination and retaliation. Originally, Canon named as defendant “The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning of the State of Mississippi d/b/a Jackson State University.” The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning of the State of Mississippi (IHL) promptly moved to dismiss…
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