Legal Opinion
Adkins v. University of Ozarks
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided June 30, 2017No. Case No. 2:16-CV-2088PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
P.K. HOLMES, III, CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
This action arises out of the decision by the University of the Ozarks (“the University”) to end the employment of plaintiff-Laurie Adkins (“Coach Adkins”) at the end of the 2014-2015 softfcall season. The Court held a bench trial on May 22 and 23, 2017 on Coach Adkins’s claim fqr gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Coach Adkins alleged that the University fired her because’ she was a woman. During the trial, nine witnesses testified and 40 exhibits were admitted. After carefully considering the…
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