Marcovous Williams v. Arkansas Dept of Corrections, No. 13-2418 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Civil case - Employment discrimination. Defendants' summary judgment on plaintiff's hostile-work environment claims affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 13-2418 ___________________________ Marcovous L. Williams lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Arkansas Department of Correction; Larry Norris, In his Official Capacity as Director of Arkansas Department of Correction; Robert A. Parker, Mental Health Administrator; Kay Howell, Warden, Wrightsville Unit; Roger Cameron; Kerry Bakken, Clinical Supervisor; Sharon McGlothin, Unit Supervisor lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock ____________ Submitted: April 4, 2014 Filed: July 3, 2014 [Unpublished] ____________ Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Marcovous L. Williams appeals the district court s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in her employment-discrimination case. Williams alleged that she was subjected to a hostile-work environment because of her race and gender, in violation of Title VII and the Arkansas Civil Rights Act. Upon careful de novo review and viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Williams, this court disagrees with Williams that the district court improperly decided an issue of fact when the court concluded as a matter of law that a particular work-place incident was not severe enough to create a hostile-work environment. See McMiller v. Metro, 738 F.3d 185, 188 (8th Cir. 2013) (per curiam) (standard of review). Although Williams may have produced some evidence to show she was subjected to a hostile environment, we conclude the district court did not err in determining that she failed to offer evidence permitting an inference of discriminatory animus. See Lewis v. Jacks, 486 F.3d 1025, 1028 (8th Cir. 2007). The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable D.P. Marshall, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. -2-
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