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Keels v. La. State Univ. Health Scis. Ctr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION
Dec 13, 2012
CIVIL ACTION NO: 11-1281 (W.D. La. Dec. 13, 2012)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO: 11-1281

12-13-2012

WANNETTA KEELS v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, ET AL.


JUDGE DONALD E. WALTER


MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY


ORDER

Before the Court is a Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. #54] filed by the Defendants, Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College d/b/a Louisiana State University Health Science Center - Shreveport, and Joseph Miciotto in his official capacity as the Hospital Administrator. Plaintiff, Wannetta Keels, opposes the motion. [Doc. #57].

Upon due consideration, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. #54] is hereby GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Plaintiff's claim that "because Defendants have a policy, pattern and practice to deny Black employees equal protection under the law, Defendants have willfully violated Keels' constitutional rights in violation of [42 U.S.C.] 1983" is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. A pattern or practice case is not a free-standing cause of action for an individual non-class plaintiff. Celestine v. Petroleos de Venezuella SA, 266 F.3d 343, 355-56 (5th Cir. 2001); Frank v. Xerox Corp., 347 F.3d 130,136 (5th Cir. 2008). Genuine disputes of material fact exist as to Plaintiff's remaining claims.

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DONALD E. WALTER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Keels v. La. State Univ. Health Scis. Ctr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION
Dec 13, 2012
CIVIL ACTION NO: 11-1281 (W.D. La. Dec. 13, 2012)
Case details for

Keels v. La. State Univ. Health Scis. Ctr.

Case Details

Full title:WANNETTA KEELS v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, ET AL.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION

Date published: Dec 13, 2012

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO: 11-1281 (W.D. La. Dec. 13, 2012)