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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

HELENA DIVISION

SHARON Y. SANDERS PLAINTIFF

v. Case No. 2:08CV00219 JLH

LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1;

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF LEE

COUNTY, ARKANSAS; ELIZABETH

JOHNSON, individually and as President and 

Member of the Board of Education of Lee

County, Arkansas; MILTON HALL, individually;

LEE HALL, as Member of the Board of Education

of Lee County, Arkansas; VICTORY PERRY,

individually and as Member of the Board of 

Education of Lee County, Arkansas; and

PEARLETHE COLLINS, individually and as

Member of the Board of Education of 

Lee County, Arkansas DEFENDANTS

JUDGMENT

On the 12th day of July, 2010, this action came before the Court for a trial by jury. All

parties appeared and announced that they were ready for trial. A jury of twelve was duly selected

and sworn, with one juror later being dismissed for cause. On July 15, 2010, the jury answered

special interrogatories and returned a verdict as follows:

1. Do you find that Sharon Sanders proved by the greater weight of the evidence that the

decision to reassign her on November 20, 2008, was an adverse employment action?

 YES or 

 “YES” “NO”

Note: If you answered “NO”, have your foreperson sign and date this form because

your deliberations are concluded, and you may return to the courtroom. If you answered

“YES”, you must answer the next question.

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2. Do you find that Sharon Sanders proved by the greater weight of the evidence that the action

of the defendants in reassigning her was motivated by race?

 YES or 

 “YES” “NO”

Note: If you answered “NO” to 2, have your foreperson sign and date this form because

your deliberations are concluded, and you may return to the courtroom. If you answered

“YES” to 2, answer questions 3 and 4.

3. Do you find that Sharon Sanders proved by the greater weight of the evidence that the

defendants constructively discharged her?

 YES or 

 “YES” “NO”

4. Do you find that the defendants proved by the greater weight of the evidence that they would

have reassigned Sharon Sanders regardless of her race? 

 or NO 

 “YES” “NO”

Note: If you answered “NO” to 3 and “YES” to 4, have your foreperson sign and date

this form because your deliberations are concluded, and you may return to the courtroom. If

you answered “YES” to 3 or if you answered “NO” to 4, answer questions 5 and 6.

5. A. State the amount of wages and fringe benefits that Sharon Sanders has proven by the

greater weight of the evidence that Sharon Sanders has lost through the date of this verdict as a direct

result of the actions of the defendants.

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$ 60,825.00 (stating the amount or if none, write the word “none”)

Salary — 50,000

SS — 3,825

Retirement — 7,000

B. State the amount of other damages that you find that Sharon Sanders has proven by a

preponderance of the evidence, excluding lost wages and benefits.

$ 10,000 (stating the amount or if you find that her damages do

not have a monetary value, write in the nominal amount

of “One Dollar ($1.00)”)

emotional stress — 5,000

anguish — 5,000

6. If you find that punitive damages should be awarded against any defendant, state the amount

that you find should be awarded. If you find that punitive damages should not be awarded against

any defendant, write “none” in the space next to that defendant’s name.

$ None Pearlethe Collins

$ 2,500 Milton Hall

$ 5,000 Elizabeth Johnson

$ 500 Victory Perry

 /s/ Paul S. Miller 

FOREPERSON

 7-15-10 

DATE

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Judgment is therefor entered in favor of Sharon Sanders against defendants Lee County

School District No. 1, Lee County Board of Education, Pearlethe Collins, Milton Hall, Elizabeth

Johnson, and Victory Perry, jointly and severally, in the amount of $60,825.00 for actual damages;

against Milton Hall individually in the amount of $2,500 for punitive damages; against Elizabeth

Johnson individually in the amount of $5,000 for punitive damages; and against Victory Perry

individually in the amount of $500 for punitive damages, plus post-judgment interest to accrue at

the rate of 0.31% per annum, for all of which garnishment and execution may issue. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 1961.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of July, 2010.

 

J. LEON HOLMES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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