Miriam Taylor v. Fulton County, Georgia

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 12-10052
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D.C. Docket No. 1:08-cv-03242-RLV-CCH
MIRIAM TAYLOR,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA,
Defendant - Appellant,
SHERRIFF MYRON E. FREEMAN,
Individually and in his Official capacity
as the Fulton County Sheriff, et al.,
Defendants.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Georgia
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(January 24, 2013)
Before BARKETT and JORDAN, Circuit Judges, and SCHLESINGER,* District
Judge.
* Honorable Harvey E. Schlesinger, United States District Judge for the Middle District
of Florida, sitting by designation.
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PER CURIAM:
Fulton County appeals from a final judgment after a jury verdict in favor of
Miriam Taylor on her claims of sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Taylor also asserted a claim pursuant to
42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Fulton County now appeals various orders of the district court arguing that it
(1) improperly concluded that Taylor filed a charge of discrimination within the
180-day filing period required by Title VII; (2) erred in ruling that Fulton County
was Taylor’s legal employer for the purposes of Title VII and § 1983 liability; (3)
erred by denying its motion for a bifurcated trial, allowing inadmissible testimony,
and quashing subpoenas issued to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(“EEOC”).
Having reviewed this record, we find no merit to Fulton County’s
arguments: (1) Fulton County failed to deny with particularity Taylor’s assertion
that she had timely filed her complaint with the EEOC as required by Rule 9(c) of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; (2) Fulton County admitted on several
occasions before the district court that it was Taylor’s employer; and (3) we cannot
say, on this record, that the district court abused its discretion in issuing the various
orders complained of by Fulton County.
AFFIRMED.
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