District Court, S.D. Mississippi, 2020

Moore v. Jackson Public School District

Moore v. Jackson Public School District
District Court, S.D. Mississippi · Decided January 17, 2020
Moore v. Jackson Public School District

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION BESSIE MOORE PLAINTIFF V. CAUSE NO. 3:18-CV-817-CWR-FKB JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER Before the Court is Defendant Benjamin G. Torrey, II’s Motion to Dismiss. The Motion is well-taken and will be granted. Neither Title VII nor the Age Discrimination in Employment Act provide a basis for individual liability of supervisors. See Stults v. Conoco, Inc., 76 F.3d 651, 655 (5th Cir. 1996); see also McNeil v. Quality Logistics Sys., Inc., No. 3:15-CV-927-CWR-FKB, 2016 WL 6999483, at *3 n.4 (S.D. Miss. Nov. 30, 2016).

Torrey’s motion is GRANTED.

SO ORDERED, this the 17th day of January, 2020. s/ Carlton W. Reeves UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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