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Burgess-Walls v. Brown

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Aug 22, 2011
NO. 11-275 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 22, 2011)

Summary

holding that plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim of retaliation under Title VII because allegation appearing in her response to defendants' motion to dismiss did not appear in her complaint

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Opinion

NO. 11-275

08-22-2011

SHEILA BURGESS-WALLS, Plaintiff, v. BROWN et al, Defendants.


CIVIL ACTION

Order

AND NOW, this 22nd day of August 2011, upon consideration of defendants' motion to dismiss (Document No. 3) and plaintiff's brief in opposition to the motion, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that

(1) defendants' motion to dismiss is DENIED as to Count I as to the Title VII claims of retaliation against the City, but the remainder of the motion as to Count I is GRANTED;

(2) defendants' motion to dismiss is GRANTED as to Count II;

(3) defendants' motion to dismiss is DENIED as to COUNT III as to the PHRA claim of retaliation occurring in November 2009 against the City, but the remainder of the motion as to Count III is GRANTED;

(4) defendants' motion to dismiss is GRANTED as to Count IV; and

(5) Lieutenant Richard Brown is DISMISSED as a party to this action.

William H. Yohn, Jr., Judge


Summaries of

Burgess-Walls v. Brown

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Aug 22, 2011
NO. 11-275 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 22, 2011)

holding that plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim of retaliation under Title VII because allegation appearing in her response to defendants' motion to dismiss did not appear in her complaint

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finding "miscalculation of plaintiff's sick time" sufficient adverse employment action

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determining that gap of twelve to forty-two days between plaintiff's complaint and her demotion was sufficient to establish a prima facie case of retaliation

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dismissing plaintiff's retaliation claim for failing to allege, in the absence of temporal proximity or a pattern of antagonistic behavior, facts connecting her protected activity to the adverse employment actions

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refusing to consider, on a rule 12(b) motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint, allegations only found in plaintiff's response to defendant's motion to dismiss

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Case details for

Burgess-Walls v. Brown

Case Details

Full title:SHEILA BURGESS-WALLS, Plaintiff, v. BROWN et al, Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Aug 22, 2011

Citations

NO. 11-275 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 22, 2011)

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