Holley v. Gibco Construction LLC, No. 2:2014cv02277 - Document 22 (N.D. Ala. 2015)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge William M Acker, Jr on 6/30/15. (SAC )

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Holley v. Gibco Construction LLC Doc. 22 FILED 2015 Jun-30 PM 04:47 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION RICHARD HOLLEY, } } } } } } } } } Plaintiff, v. GIBCO CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Defendant. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:14-CV-2277-WMA MEMORANDUM OPINION In its order of May 18, 2015 (Doc. 19), the court required plaintiff to file an amended complaint in which he amends his retaliation claim in Count II to allege but-for causation and in which he dismisses his Count III claim of race discrimination. The court informed plaintiff that if he did not comply his Count II claim of retaliation would be dismissed. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint on May 26 (Doc. 20). As noted by defendant in its answer (Doc. 21) to the amended complaint, plaintiff now alleges that retaliation for his protected activity was the “but-for” cause of his termination, but he did not formally dismiss his claim of race discrimination. The court finds that by alleging retaliation to be the “but-for” cause of his discharge (the only cause), he effectively abandoned his claim in Count III just as if he had formally dismissed it. In other words, the court deems plaintiff to have complied with the order of May 18, 2015. Accordingly, the action as contained in Count III will be dismissed with prejudice on plaintiff’s abandonment of it. A separate order will be entered. Dockets.Justia.com DONE this 30th day of June, 2015. _____________________________ WILLIAM M. ACKER, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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