Professional Documents
Culture Documents
No. 07-2120
RUBY M. HOLIDAY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRAR OF DEEDS; REBECCA TUCKER SMITH,
in her individual capacity, and in her capacity as New
Hanover County Registrar of Deeds,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Wilmington.
W. Earl Britt,
Senior District Judge. (7:05-cv-00204-BR)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Ruby
Holiday
filed
the
instant
action
against
New
42
U.S.C.
2000e
to
2000e-17
(2000);
N.C.
Gen.
Stat.
termination.
The
district
court
granted
Smiths
We affirm.
facie
case
of
discrimination
under
McDonnell
Douglas
Holiday submitted no
To establish a prima
facie
case
of
discriminatory
termination
under
Title
VII,
Center
(1993);
v.
Hicks,
Cerberonics,
509
Inc.,
U.S.
871
502,
F.2d
506
452,
455
Williams
(4th
Cir.
v.
1989).
creates
discriminated
presumption
against
the
that
the
employee.
employer
Texas
unlawfully
Dept
of
Cmty.
Where a plaintiff
legitimate,
employment action.
nondiscriminatory
reason
for
the
If the
Id. at 804.
that
Holiday
is
member
of
class,
was
policies,
engaged
in
insubordinate
behavior,
and
ample
legitimate,
Holidays termination.
nondiscriminatory
reasons
for
written
issues,
this
reprimands
assertion
is
or
documented
belied
by
the
work
performance
record.
Holiday
However, evidence
a discrimination claim.
Line R. Co., 676 F.2d 1043, 1053 (5th Cir. Unit B 1982) (holding
that one proceeding as an individual under Title VII must prove
the
elements
McDonnell
of
Douglas).
[discrimination]
A
plaintiff
claim
must
as
provide
conclusory
allegations
set
of
forth
in
evidence
of
Id.
racial
Holidays
animus
are
See, e.g.,
Thompson v. Potomac Elec. Power Co., 312 F.3d 645, 649 (4th Cir.
we
affirm
the
district
courts
order
We dispense with
oral
contentions
argument
adequately
because
presented
in
the
the
facts
and
materials
legal
before
the
court
are
and