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Date: 10-21-2024
Case Style:
Samantha Jolley v. Riverwoods Behavioral Health, L.L.C.
Case Number: 1:21-cv-00561
Judge: William M. Ray, II
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Fulton County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Daniel J. Huff, Eric Marquel Antoine Wilder, Juan Francisco Davalos, II
Description:
Atlanta, Georgia job discrimination civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff.
A transgender woman alleged that a behavioral health-care facility discriminated against her in
violation of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.
Jolley was admitted to the defendant’s Lakeview Behavioral Health Hospital on Feb. 14, 2019, after telling her psychiatrist that she was experiencing suicidal thoughts. Jolley’s records at the facility identified her as male, and two male nurses were assigned to perform a contraband search upon her admission, despite her protests that she is female.
Outcome: Settled for an undisclosed sum and dismissed.
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