Legal Opinion

Jefferies v. UNC Regional Physicians Pediatrics

District Court, M.D. North Carolina

Decided June 14, 2018No. 1:18cv223PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thomas D. Schroeder, United States District Judge

This is an employment discrimination action by Plaintiff Shannon Jefferies, proceeding *759pro se, alleging race discrimination and retaliation arising out of her alleged discipline and termination by UNC Regional Physicians Pediatrics ("Regional"). Before the court is the motion to dismiss filed by Defendants Regional and Eric Welch, Jefferies's supervisor. (Doc. 7.) Jefferies has not filed a response. For the reasons discussed below, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part.

I. BACKGROUND

The complaint, viewed in the light most…

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