JANINE ALEXANDER-BILYEU v. THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY, ET AL. - Articles

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JANINE ALEXANDER-BILYEU v. THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY, ET AL.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Aug 14, 2014

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Janine A. Alexander, Riviera Beach, Florida, Pro Se.

Attorneys 2:

Saul Solomon, Director of Law, and Jeff Campbell, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, Mayor Karl Dean, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Dr. Jesse Register, Dr. June Keel, and Mr. Gene Foster.

Judge(s): DINKINS

Former teacher filed suit against the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools alleging retaliatory discharge in violation of the Tennessee Public Protection Act and retaliation under the Tennessee Human Rights Act. The trial court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss when the teacher failed to file a response or appear at the hearing on the motion. Teacher’s motion for relief from judgement pursuant to Tenn. R. Civ. P. 60.02 was denied, as was a motion to quash a garnishment issued to collect a judgment for fees assessed against her; she appeals the denial of the Rule 60.02 motion and the motion to quash. Teacher also contends that the court denied her the opportunity to present evidence at the hearing on her motion, that the court should have recused itself, and that counsel should have been appointed to assist her. We reverse the denial of the motion to quash a garnishment; in all other respects we affirm the decision of the trial court.

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