United States Eleventh Circuit

In gender and age discrimination suit, dismissal of sexual harassment and state law claims is affirmed over primary claims that: 1) defendant failed to articulate a "legitimate" reason for not promoting plaintiff; 2) plaintiff is entitled to a new trial or an amended judgment based on the court's erroneous mixed-motive jury instruction, dismissal of her federal and state claims, and bifurcation of the trial; and 3) plaintiff consented to the magistrate judge's jurisdiction over her first, but not her second, lawsuit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/23/2007
• Published 03/23/2007

Judges

• FARRIS, Circuit Judge:, Before CARNES, PRYOR and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Toni Jacqueline Braxton, Samuel Fisher, C. Michael Quinn, Mintrel D'Angelo Martin, Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantanzis, PC, Birmingham, AL, for Chambless.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott Burnett Smith, Kimberly Bessiere Martin, Jonathan Alex Hardage, Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, LLP, Huntsville, AL, Charles A. Stewart, III, Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, LLP, Montgomery, AL, for Defendant-Appellee.