Opinion
3:20-cv-01050
07-14-2022
JONATHAN HAYES, Plaintiff, v. FORENSIC MEDICAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, PLC, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM
ALETA A. TRAUGER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the court is the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by defendant Forensic Medical Management Services, PLC (“FMMS”), seeking judgment in its favor on plaintiff Jonathan Hayes's claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). (Doc. No. 38.) For the reasons set forth herein, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part.
I. FACTS
Plaintiff Jonathan Hayes is a White male resident of Davidson County, Tennessee and was formerly employed by FMMS, an employer engaged in interstate commerce and subject to both Title VII and the ADA. FMMS is a forensic pathology company that provides medical examiner and medical autopsy services, death investigations, expert forensic testimony, and forensic management services to government agencies and private individuals. (Doc. No. 41-4, Leftwich Decl. ¶ 3.)
Hayes was employed by FMMS from August 2011 through September 2012, when he left voluntarily to take a position in law enforcement. He was rehired by FMMS in November 2015. FMMS's Director of Human Resources, Bill Leftwich, who is White, and Chief Forensic Technician Larry Barker, who is Black, were jointly responsible for hiring the plaintiff in 2011, and both approved the plaintiff's return to work at FMMS in 2015. Barker was Hayes's direct supervisor throughout the plaintiff's employment with FMMS.