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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Job Discrimination (Race)

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

PATRICIA A. OATES, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:15cv686-MHT

) (WO)

COVINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF 

EDUCATION, et al.,

)

)

)

 Defendants. )

 

OPINION

Pursuant to Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 through 

42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, a teacher in the Covington 

County school system, filed this lawsuit challenging 

defendants’ failures to promote her on the basis of her 

race. This lawsuit is now before the court on the 

recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge 

that plaintiff’s motion to amend her complaint to 

reinstate her Title VII claim should be granted, that 

defendants’ motion to dismiss should be denied, and 

that defendants’ motion for summary judgment on 

plaintiff’s § 1981 claim should be granted. Also 

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before the court are plaintiff’s objections to the 

recommendation. After an independent and de novo 

review of the record, the court concludes that 

plaintiff’s objections should be overruled and the 

magistrate judge’s recommendation adopted.

An appropriate judgment will be entered.

DONE, this the 30th day of September, 2016.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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