Altemus v. Medical College of Virginia Hospitals

By Judge Randall G. Johnson

In this action, plaintiff alleges that she was discriminated against because of her race in her employment as a registered nurse with the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals of Virginia Commonwealth University (MCV). Defendants are MCV and Mary Kretz, plaintiffs supervisor. Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages (Count I) and an order requiring defendants to comply with the decision of a hearing officer who heard her administrative grievance (Count II). Defendants have filed a plea of sovereign immunity and a demurrer.

The motion for judgment alleges that plaintiff…