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Nature of Suit Code: 445
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2003 Job Discrimination

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 Plaintiff also sought relief based on disability discrimination and Affiliated’s failure to hire

her for a communication position. Those claims were resolved in Affiliated’s favor

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

MARSHA WILLIAMS PLAINTIFF

V. NO. 4-05-CV-00961 GTE

AFFILIATED FOODS SOUTHWEST, INC. DEFENDANT

ORDER GRANTING SUPPLEMENTAL MOTION SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Before the Court is a Supplemental Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendant

Affiliated Foods Southwest, Inc. (“Affiliated”). The motion addresses Plaintiff’s remaining

claim that she was subjected to race and age discrimination when she was rejected for the nursing

assistant position. Plaintiff’s other claims1 were dismissed by the Court’s Order dated April 23,

2007. On May 3, 2007, the Court entered an Order permitting Plaintiff’s counsel Sheila

Campbell to withdraw and directing Plaintiff to advise the Court whether she wished to oppose

Defendant’s supplemental motion for summary judgment. 

On May 8, 2007, the Court received handwritten correspondence from the Plaintiff. A

copy of this submission is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Therein, Plaintiff states that she did not

want her attorney to pursue a claim for job discrimination. It appears that Plaintiff is concerned

about an alleged lack of accommodation for handicapped parking and lack of ramps. There is no

indication in the materials submitted to the Court that Plaintiff wishes to challenge or to oppose

Defendant’s Supplemental Motion for Summary Judgment.

Accordingly, 

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Defendant’s Supplemental Motion for Summary

Judgment (Docket No. 30) be, and it is hereby, GRANTED. All of the claims asserted by

Plaintiff in this action have now been resolved. Accordingly, the Court will also enter a

Judgment in favor of Defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 1st day of June, 2007.

_/s/Garnett Thomas Eisele_________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Responses and Replies 

4:05-cv-00961-GTE Williams v. Affiliated Foods Southwest, Inc. 

U.S. District Court 

Eastern District of Arkansas 

Notice of Electronic Filing 

The following transaction was received from Campbell, Sheila entered on 1/3/2007 at 4:04 PM CST and 

filed on 1/3/2007 

Case Name: Williams v. Affiliated Foods Southwest, Inc. 

Case Number: 4:05-cv-96 1 

Filer: Marsha Williams 

Document Number: 23 

Docket Text: 

RESPONSE in Opposition re [16] MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Marsha Williams. 

(Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Exhibits attached to Motion for Summary Judgments)(Campbell, Sheila) 

The following document(s) are associated with this transaction: 

Document description:Main Document 

Original filename:nta 

Electronic document Stamp: 

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Document descripti0n:Exhibit Exhibits attached to Motion for Summary Judgments 

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Electronic document Stamp: 

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d020d890a52e834a9975734d9eOfb28dc676dc9f~Oeafb780952e9~c5]] 

4:05-cv-961 Notice will be electronically mailed to: 

Sheila F. Campbell campbl@sbcglobal.net, sfc@sheilacampbelllaw.com 

Spencer F. Robinson spencenobinson@ramsay1aw.com 

4:05-cv-961 Notice will be delivered by other means to: 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTFUCT OF ARKANSAS 

WESTERN DIVISION 

MARSHA WILLIAMS PLAINTIFF 

VS. NO. 4-05 CV0000961 GTE 

AFFILIATED FOODS SOUTIIWEST, INC. DEFENDANT 

RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

Comes the Plaintiff, Marsha Williams by and through her attorney, Sheila F. 

Campbell, and for her Response to Motion for Summary Judgment, states: 

1. That Plaintiff denies each and every material allegations in paragraph 

numbered (1). 

2. That Plaintiff denies each and every allegation of paragraph numbered (2). 

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0 3. That Plaintiffs Exhibit are incorporated herein as set forth word for word: 

Exhibit "1" Affidavit of Marsha Williams: 

Exhibit "2" 411 1/05 Medical Report of Dr. Kevip J. Collins; 

Exhibit "3" 5/23/05 Medical Report Dr. Kevin J. Coll~: 

Exhibit "4" 3/21/05 Medical Report of Dr. Kevin J. Collins; 

4. That Plaintiffs Brief in Response to Motion for Summary Judgment is 

incorporated herein as though set forth word for word and it contains issues of 

disputed fact which make it inappropriate for the Court to grant a Motion for 

Summary Judgment. 

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AFFIDAVIT 

STATE OF ARKANSAS) 

)ss 

COUNTY OF PIJI>ASKI) 

1. I, Marsha W~lliams, being over the age of eighteen years and after being duly swoln 

hereby states that: 

2. That 1 was employed with Affiliated Foods from July, 2005 until August of 2006. 

3. That 1, Marsha Williams, susiained a herniated disc when 1 injured myself on the job on 2- 

16-05, at Affiliated Foods, the herniated disc resulted in numbness in my leg and she was issued a 

handicapped parking. 

4. That I was told by Wayne Martin, personnel manager that I was not authorized to park in 

l~andicapped parking space because it was for visitors only. 

5. That I called the CEO of Affiliated Foods, Jolln Mills in July 2005, and he arranged for me to 

nieei with my supervisor, Matt Brestel and Wayne Mal-tin and I was then told that if those dbctor's were - 

I-eputable, then they might by to find me a handicapped parking space. 

6. Rick Culbreath, a whte male employee in IGs early 30, who worked in data processing was 

given a handicapped parlung because he had problems with one of his legs. 

IN WITNESS HEREOF, I HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND SEAL. 

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME A NOTARY PUBLIC In the above and 

foregoing County and State on this 2 1 st day of December, 2006 

EXHIBIT 

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Marsha W~lliams 

March 2 1,2005 

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She has palpable pain over her left S-1 joint and over quadratus lah spasm. She has some greater sciatic 

notch tendtmess but no significant gluteus medius maximus or pyriformis pain. She has no significant pain 

over her greater trochantaic bursae. She ambulates normally without a mc. 

ASSESSMENT & PLAN: 

1) Patient with question of a pre-existing back injwy which is what the worker's compensation doctor, ScM 

Carle, said. 1 don't have the adual MR1. He just mmtimed in his note &at it was positive. We need to 

pursue Lhis. She said she had tbe MKI done a1 St Vmoent 's two to three weeks ago so we will try to gel the 

results if we can. 

2) Continue on her medications. I will have her take 5 mg. of FlexwiI which she can take three or four times a 

day but this could make her sleepy. 

3) 1 would like to set her up with aggressive manual therapy, two to three times a week. 

4) Until 1 gd fin-tha information fom the MRl, I will hdd ha off work until we get that information and 

prd accordingly. 

5) Patient will need to determine wbo will be her @eating worker's compensation physician. I will defer to the 

patient m this. 

en I seu~ her again in three weeks. 1 gave ha enougb pain 

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MARTM BOWEN HEFLEY KNEE & SPORTS 

Kevin J. Collins, M.D. 

(501) 663-6455 

PATIENT: Ma Williams 

DATE: 4/11/05 

SUBJECTWE: Patient ames in today for hllow up. She was last seeo oo 312 1/05. At that time, we had 

reawnmended tbat sbe be off work Patiat has only been off work for a week She brought me her MRJ results 

which showed fscet arthritis resulting in a grade 1 anterior lithiasis at L5,S-I. She has also had a sped scan 

done which sbows moderate inaeased upcake in the posterior ele~atts of LS bilatdly, more on he right dm 

the left. Apparently, there is a little bit at GI. 

ASSESSMENT & PLAN: 

1) I will st5 her up for therapy with Mike Teston along with some fa& blocks. 1 will set the fi~W Mocks up 

with Dr. Roman if approved by worker's compensatioa. 

2) 1 will umtinue to hold her off work for another three w&. 

3) J will see ha in three weeks and we will make Mer determimicn about her work status at that point. 

4) Continue Mobic and Flexeril wbich she says are helpful. 

Kevin J. Collies, MD. 

EXHIBIT /-I 

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MARTIN BOWEN HEFLEY KNEE & SPORTS 

Kevin J. Collins, M.D. 

(501) 663-6455 

PATIENT: Marsha Williams 

DATE: 05/23/05 

SUJ3JEClWE: Patkt is well to me. She has L5, $1 spoodylolisfhesis with bad arthritis, worse on lbe leR 

than tberight. She has minimal S-I pint pain. She did qwte dl on tberapy. Her pain report got down below 

1/10 mparedito 5/10. She acbieved ha a fimdim of walking and standing without a cane but she does have 

pain with prolonged standing. Patient stales that &e bied to go back to work but had been unable to work on 

the conaete floor or do heavy lifting. 

ASSESSMENT & PLAN: 

I) At this poml, sbe is 62 aod is retired 6oin the post office and bas worked for A86liakd Foods for a sboii 

time lo aa). eveol, she wwh on lhe floor lifting and this is nd something that I think she will be able to 

handle witti her back at this point I think axbhdy there are some other options kx ha where she is no( in 

the war&* which is calainly a strong raxmunendation. In the interim, I do not recummend that she go 

back. I will hold ha off fa the time being until they try to work that out 

2) From a rehab eve, we have maximized a functimal return. Se has had a facct block along with 

therapy and sbe has had deueased pain. However, I think the patient isnot willing to test it out. 

3) I have nothing furher to add at this point I will follow up wirt! ha as needed for her facet arthitis and 

spondylolisthsis at L-5, $1, grade I. 

4) 1 will defer my firrtber treatment to Dr. Farest MiIla though she complains of lea leg pain. 1 don't see 

any physiologic reason for it aod I think an EMG would just be vay orpensive and probaMy nonnal. If tbe 

is willing to have it he and wants to have it done, we could dder that 

5) She is scheduled to see Dr. Jim Adam& on Friday for a neurosurgical mluatioa We will see ifhe 

ra;ammendslanything.fi.utba. 

Kevin J. Collins, M.D. 

Cc: Forresf ster, b4.D. 

4202 S- Univasity 

Little Rock, AR 72204 

James Adam- M.D. 

9601 Lie Sve, 5-750 

Little Rock, AR 72205 

EXHIBIT 

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WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Marsha Williams, prays that the Defendant's Motion for 

Summary Judgment be denied and for all other relief to which she may be entitled. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Sheila F. Campbell 

Attorney at Law 

P.O. Box 34007 

Little Rock, Ar 72203 

(50 1 ) 374-0700 

1st Sheila F. Campbell 

Sheila F. Campbell 

Attorney at Law 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I, Sheila F. Campbell, hereby certify that I have served a copy of the foregoing 

Plaintiffs Response to Motion for Summary Judgment with the Clerk of Court using the 

CMIEMF system, which shall send notification of such filing to the following: 

Spencer F. Robinson 

Ramsay, Bridgforth, Harrelson and Starling, LLP 

P.O. Box 8509 

Pine Bluff, AR 7 161 1-8509 

spencerrobinson@rarnsay law 

IS/ Sheila F. Campbell 

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DISABLED PERSON'S 

ACCESS TO PARKING APPLICATION 

For Issuance of Special License Plate or Placard for a Disabled Person 

Disability Code: A 

Issue Date: 01/03/2007 

Plate or Placard Number: 591291) 

Name: MARSHA WILLIAMS 

Address: 3806 ST JAMES CT 

LITTLE ROCK AR 72204 

Vehicles qualified to display Special Plate or Placard are as follows: Passenger 

Vehicles (automobiles), Light Trucks (including vans), with 314 ton or less manufacturer's rated capacity or larger vehicles (placard only) if the vehicle is specially 

adapted for use by disabled individuals through the use of lift, ramp, hand controls, 

etc. 

I hereby certify that I am qualified to display the Special License Plate or Placard 

authorized by Act 656 of 1991, which states that if the applicant, dependent of the 

applicant or any individual who depends primarily on the applicant for more than 

60% of hislher transportation is disabled as determined by a physician according 

to the criteria listed in the Act (see doctor's certification form), or if the applicant 

is an organization, the owner of the vehicle may apply for a Special License Plate 

or Placard. 

14 al [A cl~n~Id ,a 

signature of Applicant 

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Address: s 1 @ 'L 3' &%AQ e4' 

LITTLE ROCK WEST 

FRANKLIN FURLOUGH 

801 BARROW RD 

60-03 

RXLPARK 

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