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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

BRENDA TAITE, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:11cv739-MHT

) (WO) 

STATE OF ALABAMA, )

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL, )

et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

After an independent and de novo review of the record,

it is ORDERED as follows:

(1) The magistrate judge's recommendation (Doc. No.

32), to which no objection were filed, is adopted.

(2) Plaintiff Brenda Taite’s state-law claims are

dismissed.

(3) The motions to dismiss (Doc. Nos. 11 and 24) are

denied to the following extent: 

(a) Plaintiff Taite is allowed, within 15

days, to amend her complaint to assert Title VII

discrimination and retaliation claims (alleging

facts in support of her claims) against either

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defendant Alabama Personnel Department or the

other official-capacity defendants, but not

against both.

(b) Plaintiff Taite’s § 1981/1983 individualcapacity claim against defendant Alice Ann Byrne

(for allegedly interfering with her employment

relationship with Dartmouth College) still

remains pending and is referred back to the

magistrate judge for further proceedings.

(4) The motions to dismiss (Doc. Nos. 11 and 24) are

granted to the following extent: 

(a) Plaintiff Taite’s Title VII claims against

defendant Alabama Personnel Department and the

official-capacity defendants are dismissed

without prejudice.

(b) All of plaintiff Taite’s remaining claims and

requests for relief are dismissed with prejudice.

DONE, this the 23rd day of August, 2012.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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