ALLEN v. JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

No. 82-2176.

709 F.2d 1231 (1983)

Gwendolyn Ann ALLEN, Appellant, v. JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, Joe T. Henslee, in his official capacity as County Judge of Jefferson County; Thomas E. Townsend, as acting Director of Jefferson County Health Department, in his individual and official capacity; Jess P. Walt; Dorothy M. Alford; C.E. Hyman; Wendell D. Lee; John G. Lile; Maurice Owen and Jerry H. Cole, as members of the Jefferson County Board of Health in their individual and official capacities, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Hunt, P.A., Pine Bluff, Ark., for appellant.

Spencer F. Robinson, Pine Bluff, Ark., for appellees.

Before ROSS and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges, and COLLINSON, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Gwendolyn Ann Allen instituted this action against the Jefferson County Health Department, and various other named defendants, alleging racial discrimination in her employment as a nurses aide. Allen alleges discrimination in a number of areas, including discharge, harassment, job assignments, and terms and conditions of employment.

The district court, the Honorable Oren E. Harris, dismissed Allen's complaint when it found that she failed to prove...

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