Sublett v. John Wiley & Sons

LaTeirra R. Sublett, an African-American woman, sued John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Wiley Publishing, Inc. (to whom we refer collectively as "Wiley"), alleging that they failed to promote her, gave her unwarranted poor performance reviews, and retaliated against her for filing a complaint about race discrimination in violation of both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Wiley. Although some of Subletts allegations, if true, reflect unfortunate behavior, we conclude that she failed to establish a prima facie case or pretext with respect to any of her claims. We therefore affirm the district courts judgment.