WISE v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (2021)

Roselyn Wise appeals the district court's order and judgment accepting the magistrate judge's recommendation to grant summary judgment in favor of the Defendants on Wise's claim that she was terminated from her position with the South Carolina Department of Revenue (“DOR”) in retaliation for using leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 26011-2654.^* We conclude that the district court properly found that Wise was precluded from relitigating whether she engaged in the conduct that led to her termination. We further conclude that the DOR offered a legitimate reason for terminating Wise's employment and that Wise failed to highlight a genuine dispute of material fact that undermines that reason or demonstrates that the reason was pretextual.

We have considered the parties’ arguments and reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court's order. See Wise v. S.C. Dep't of Revenue, No. 3:18-cv-02161-MGL, 2020 WL 4218233 (D.S.C. July 23, 2020). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

FOOTNOTES

FOOTNOTE.   Wise does not challenge the dismissal of her state law claims for defamation and civil conspiracy.

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.