Filed Date: April 4, 2012
Closed Date: 2013
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On April 4, 2012, an African-American woman filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of North Carolina, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. against her employer, the Edenton-Chowan school district. The plaintiff, who filed the initial complaint as a pro se litigant and later obtained private counsel, sought damages, alleging that Edenton-Chowan Schools discriminated against her on the basis of her race by refusing to promote her. Specifically, the plaintiff claimed that in spite of her academic accomplishments, substantial experience in the field of education, and positive reviews from superiors, she was twice denied promotions to the role of principal on account of her race. The plaintiff also alleges that Edenton-Chowan Schools retaliated against her for filing an EEOC Charge of Discrimination. The plaintiff claimed that after filing this EEOC charge, she was again denied a promotion to a school administrator position and was eventually terminated.
On December 20, 2013, the plaintiff filed a stipulation of dismissal, in which the parties agreed to dismiss all claims with prejudice. Each party was to bear its own costs and expenses, including attorney's fees.
Summary Authors
Priyah Kaul (9/24/2014)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5603235/parties/lyons-felton-v-edenton-chowan-schools/
Fox, James P. (California)
Davis, B. Joan (North Carolina)
Jessup, Robert H. IV (North Carolina)
Clark, Daniel W. (North Carolina)
DuBuisson, Eva (North Carolina)
Fox, James P. (California)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5603235/lyons-felton-v-edenton-chowan-schools/
Last updated Feb. 6, 2024, 3:03 a.m.
State / Territory: North Carolina
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Filing Date: April 4, 2012
Closing Date: 2013
Case Ongoing: No
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Plaintiff Description:
African-American assistant principal in an Edenton-Chowan School.
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Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
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Edenton-Chowan Schools (Edenton, Chowan), School District
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Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
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