Opinion
3:21-cv-00255
07-06-2022
JUSTIN EUGENE EVANS, Plaintiff, v. NASHVILLE FILM INSTITUTE, LLC, Defendant.
ORDER
ALETA A TRAUGER, DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the court is defendant Nashville Film Institute, LLC's Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. No. 14.) For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, the motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Specifically:
1. The motion is DENIED, insofar as it seeks judgment in the defendant's favor and dismissal of the plaintiff Justin Evans's disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Tennessee Disability Act.
2. The motion is GRANTED, insofar as it seeks judgment in the defendant's favor and dismissal of the plaintiff's state law promissory estoppel claim and claim premised upon the defendant's alleged violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-102. These two claims are DISMISSED.
The case remains set for trial on the disability discrimination claims beginning on October 25, 2022.
It is so ORDERED.