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Case Name
Lyons-Felton v. Edenton-Chowan Board of Education
SD-NC-0009
Docket / Court
2:12-CV-00016-F ( E.D.N.C. )
State/Territory
North Carolina
Case Type(s)
School Desegregation
Case Summary
On April 4, 2012, an African-American woman filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of North Carolina, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. against her employer, the Edenton-Chowan school district. The plaintiff, who filed the initial ...
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On April 4, 2012, an African-American woman filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of North Carolina, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. against her employer, the Edenton-Chowan school district. The plaintiff, who filed the initial complaint as a pro se litigant and later obtained private counsel, sought damages, alleging that Edenton-Chowan Schools discriminated against her on the basis of her race by refusing to promote her. Specifically, the plaintiff claimed that in spite of her academic accomplishments, substantial experience in the field of education, and positive reviews from superiors, she was twice denied promotions to the role of principal on account of her race. The plaintiff also alleges that Edenton-Chowan Schools retaliated against her for filing an EEOC Charge of Discrimination. The plaintiff claimed that after filing this EEOC charge, she was again denied a promotion to a school administrator position and was eventually terminated.
On December 20, 2013, the plaintiff filed a stipulation of dismissal, in which the parties agreed to dismiss all claims with prejudice. Each party was to bear its own costs and expenses, including attorney's fees.
Priyah Kaul - 09/24/2014
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Constitutional Clause
Equal Protection
Defendant-type
Elementary/Secondary School
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
General
Disparate Treatment
Education
School/University policies
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Race
Black
Type of Facility
Government-run
Causes of Action
Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Edenton-Chowan Schools
Plaintiff Description
African-American assistant principal in an Edenton-Chowan School.
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
Unknown
Source of Relief
Unknown
Form of Settlement
Voluntary Dismissal
Filed
04/04/2012
Case Closing Year
2013
Case Ongoing
No
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Docket(s)
E.D.N.C.
12/20/2013
2:12-cv-00016-F
SD-NC-0009-9001.pdf
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General Documents
E.D.N.C.
04/04/2012
Complaint [ECF# 1]
SD-NC-0009-0005.pdf
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Detail
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E.D.N.C.
12/11/2012
Second Amended Complaint (Jury Trial Demanded) [ECF# 47]
SD-NC-0009-0003.pdf
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Detail
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E.D.N.C.
12/20/2013
Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice [ECF# 67]
SD-NC-0009-0002.pdf
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Judges
Fox, James Carroll
(E.D.N.C.)
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SD-NC-0009-9001
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Davis, B. Joan
(North Carolina)
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SD-NC-0009-0002 | SD-NC-0009-0003 | SD-NC-0009-0005 | SD-NC-0009-9001
Jessup, Robert H. IV
(North Carolina)
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SD-NC-0009-0002 | SD-NC-0009-0003 | SD-NC-0009-0005 | SD-NC-0009-9001
Johnson, Russell W.
(North Carolina)
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SD-NC-0009-0003 | SD-NC-0009-0005 | SD-NC-0009-9001
Defendant's Lawyers
Clark, Daniel W.
(North Carolina)
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SD-NC-0009-0002 | SD-NC-0009-9001
DuBuisson, Eva
(North Carolina)
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