ROOS v. SMITH

Civ. A. No. J92-0663(L)(C).

837 F.Supp. 803 (1993)

Dr. Marie ROOS, Plaintiff, v. Dr. Herman B. SMITH, Jr., Individually, as past Interim President of Jackson State University; Dr. James E. Lyons, Sr. in his official capacity as President of Jackson State University, Dr. Johnnie Mills-Jones, individually and in her official capacity as Dean, School of Education, Jackson State University, Dr. Anita H. Hall, individually and in her official capacity as Chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Everette L. Witherspoon, individually and in his official capacity as Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Jackson State University and Frank Crostwhait, Nan Baker, Will Hickman, Sidney Rushing, Ricki Garrett, J. Marlin Ivey, James Luvene, Diane Miller, Dr. Cass Pennington, J.P. Mills, Carl Nicholson and William Crawford in their official capacities as members of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and Jackson State University, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Jackson Division.

September 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Horn, Horn & Payne, Jackson, MS, for plaintiff.

Maudine Eckford, Miss. Atty. Gen.'s Office, Jackson, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TOM S. LEE, District Judge.

On October 19, 1992, plaintiff Marie Roos brought this action pursuant to, inter alia, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that defendants terminated her employment as a professor at Jackson State University in retaliation for her having exercised...

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