Gaines v. Cooper et al
Plaintiff: Timothy Gaines
Defendant: John R Cooper and Gary Smith
Case Number: 2:2017cv01406
Filed: August 18, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Office: Southern Office
County: Blount
Presiding Judge: Abdul K Kallon
Nature of Suit: Employment
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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June 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Abdul K Kallon on 6/18/2019. (AFS)
December 5, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER granting in part and denying in part re 10 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Gary Smith, John R Cooper; For reasons stated within the court DENIES the Defendants' Motion 10 , as it relates to the discriminat ory and retaliatory discharge claims, and the retaliation and claims based on the denial of Gaines' transfer and shift change request; The motion is GRANTED as to (1) Gaines' claim for the racially discriminatory denial of his shift change and transfer request, (2) the alleged retaliation claims, brought pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment, (3)the retaliation claims against Cooper, for the denial of Gaines' shift change and transfer request, and (4) the claim for money damages, against the Defendants in their official capacity. Signed by Judge Abdul K Kallon on 12/5/2017. (KBB)
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Plaintiff: Timothy Gaines
Represented By: Gregory O Wiggins
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Defendant: John R Cooper
Represented By: Erika R McKay
Represented By: William F Patty
Represented By: George R Prescott, Jr
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Defendant: Gary Smith
Represented By: Erika R McKay
Represented By: William F Patty
Represented By: George R Prescott, Jr
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