Bunch v. University of AR Board of Trustees, No. 16-2538 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit against her former employer, alleging claims of discrimination and retaliation leading to wrongful termination. The Eighth Circuit rejected plaintiff's claim that the district court failed to consider her status as a pro se litigant; sovereign immunity barred plaintiff's claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; and 42 U.S.C. 1981 and 83; assuming that plaintiff met her burden of establishing a prima facie case of race and gender discrimination under Title VII, the university has offered a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for terminating her (failure to report for work and the need to fill her position); and plaintiff's claim of discrimination was rejected. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Riley, Author, with Loken and Benton, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Employment discrimination. Plaintiff's ADA, ADEA, Section 1981 and Section 1983 claims were barred under the doctrine of sovereign immunity; assuming plaintiff can meet her burden of establishing a prima face case of race and gender discrimination under Title VII, defendant established a legitimate, nondiscriminatory ground for terminating her - failure to report for work and the need to fill her position - which plaintiff failed to show was a pretext for discrimination; the district court did not err in rejecting plaintiff's retaliation claim.
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