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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

MICHAEL CODY WOOD,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF ALABAMA, 187th 

FIGHTER WING, FIRE 

DEPARTMENT,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 2:15-CV-273-WKW

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ORDER

On April 24, 2015, Plaintiff filed this lawsuit against Defendant pursuant to 

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

§§ 2000e et seq., asserting claims of discrimination concerning the denial of 

promotions. On September 1, 2015, Defendant filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), contending that the State Military 

Department, not the entity or entities named, is Plaintiff’s employer for purposes of 

Title VII and that the Complaint does not “contain sufficient factual matter, accepted 

as true, to ‘state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 

U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (quoting Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). 

Plaintiff did not file a response to the motion to dismiss, although given an 

opportunity to do so. (See Briefing Order (Doc. # 8).) 

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After careful consideration, the court finds that the arguments and authority 

cited in Defendant’s motion to dismiss are well founded and that Defendant’s motion 

to dismiss is due to be granted for the reasons articulated in its motion. Accordingly, 

it is ORDERED that Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Doc. # 5) is GRANTED and that 

this action is DISMISSED without prejudice.

A separate final judgment will be entered. 

DONE this 29th day of September, 2015. 

 /s/ W. Keith Watkins 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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