Alexis, et al. v. Kamras, et al. FILE IN THE LEAD CASE ONLY: 3:19CV00543, No. 3:2019cv00543 - Document 53 (E.D. Va. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 12/03/2020. (walk, )
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Alexis, et al. v. Kamras, et al. FILE IN THE LEAD CASE ONLY: 3:19CV00543 Doc. 53 Case 3:19-cv-00543-REP Document 53 Filed 12/03/20 Page 1 of 52 PageID# 1217 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division BETTY ALEXIS, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 3:19-cv-00543 V. JASON KAMRAS, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the SUMMARY JUDGMENT (EOF No. 33). Court on Defendants' MOTION FOR For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part. I. BACKGROUND This case arises out of certain public statements made by Richmond Public School Superintendent Jason Kamras ("Kamras") in the wake of standardized testing "irregularities" at George Washington Carver Elementary ("Carver") in the spring of 2018. Proceeding in federal court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983,^ plaintiffs Betty Alexis, Chireda Cotman, and Stephanie Burgess^ ^ Section 1983 confers no substantive rights. Rather, it provides a procedural vehicle for pursuing in federal court a claim for a violation of a federal constitutional or statutory right by one acting under color of state law. Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Org., 441 U.S. 600, 615-18 (1979). 2 Former plaintiff Troy Johnson agreed to settle his case with Defendants. This Opinion will not discuss his claims. 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