Boley v. Mississippi Power
Boley v. Mississippi Power
Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-60404 Summary Calendar
DEBRA LAMBERT BOLEY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY; OSCAR JORDAN,
Defendants-Appellees.
-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (1:98-CV-180-GR) --------------------
December 20, 1999
Before JOLLY, JONES, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Debra Lambert Boley appeals the district court’s summary
judgment dismissal of her Title VII claims against the
Mississippi Power Company, as well as the district court’s order
dismissing her claim for intentional infliction of emotional
distress and all claims against Oscar Jordan, her supervisor at
the Power Company, in his individual capacity.
On appeal, Boley argues that 1) the district court
erroneously dismissed her claims against Jordan on the basis that
Title VII does not allow her to maintain an action against him in
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 98-20276 -2-
his individual capacity, 2) the district court erroneously ruled
that a one-year statute of limitations applied to her claim for
intentional infliction of emotional distress, and 3) the district
court erroneously determined that no genuine issues of material
fact exist as to whether Oscar Jordan and/or the Mississippi
Power Company committed acts of sexual discrimination against
her.
Having carefully considered the briefs on appeal and having
fully reviewed the record, we conclude that the district court
properly determined Jordan is not an “employer” for purposes of
Title VII liability. As such, the district court properly
granted his Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. Furthermore, we
find no error in the application of the one-year statute of
limitations under Mississippi law to Boley’s claims for
intentional infliction of emotional distress. As such, for
essentially the reasons stated by the district court, we AFFIRM
the dismissal of any individual claims against Oscar Jordan and
we AFFIRM the dismissal of Boley’s claims for intentional
infliction of emotional distress.
We further conclude, upon a full consideration of all
summary judgment evidence submitted, the district court properly
found Boley failed to demonstrate a prima facie case of gender
discrimination as required under Title VII. Accordingly, the
district court’s summary judgment dismissing Boley’s Title VII
claims against the Mississippi Power Company is AFFIRMED.
AFFIRMED.
Reference
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