United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 2019-03-05
29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)
Case and law context
Role: applied; posture: civil; ADEA constructive discharge; motion to dismiss granted by EDNC; result: claimant-lost; claim:
Uncertainty
None recorded
Misfit
None recorded
B · Case × element grid
Top-level elements follow claim order in panels of up to six elements. Case rows repeat across panels. Every recorded block retains its holding and basis; multiple blocks are not merged into a case-level verdict. ✓ satisfied · ✗ not satisfied · ○ not reached · · not addressed. Muted blocks are not counted. Sub-element evidence remains on case and element pages.
Elements 1–6 of 31
| Case | Employer coverage and exclusions | Age forty or older | Hiring discharge or employment terms | Judicial but-for standard for age-based treatment | Route-conditioned statutory f(1) and f(2) alternatives | Conditional state firefighter and law-enforcement hiring or retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boney v. Trs. of Cape Fear Cmty. Coll. — 366 F. Supp. 3d 756 (2019) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 2019 (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed |
Elements 7–12 of 31
| Case | Age sixty-five executive or high-policymaker compulsory retirement | Judicial impact requirement to identify a particular practice | Judicial impact requirement of significant causal disparity | Covered employment agency | Covered labor organization | Opposition or participation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boney v. Trs. of Cape Fear Cmty. Coll. — 366 F. Supp. 3d 756 (2019) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 2019 (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed |
Elements 13–18 of 31
| Case | Judicial material-adversity standard for retaliation | Retaliatory causal connection | Agency referral discrimination | Membership classification referral or causing discrimination | Employer agency or union advertiser | Age-based notice or advertisement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boney v. Trs. of Cape Fear Cmty. Coll. — 366 F. Supp. 3d 756 (2019) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 2019 (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed |
Elements 19–24 of 31
| Case | Wage reduction to comply | Employer agency union or combination maintaining a pension plan | Establish or maintain an employee pension benefit plan | Age-based accrual or allocation cessation or reduction | Subsection i pension qualifications and compliance | Conditional bona fide seniority system or benefit plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boney v. Trs. of Cape Fear Cmty. Coll. — 366 F. Supp. 3d 756 (2019) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 2019 (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed |
Elements 25–30 of 31
| Case | Narrow bona fide occupational qualification | Displayed scope and specialized exclusions | Charge filing waiver and remedies | Foreign workplace conflict with local law | Good cause for employer discharge or discipline | Judicial outside-applicant coverage limit where circuit precedent controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boney v. Trs. of Cape Fear Cmty. Coll. — 366 F. Supp. 3d 756 (2019) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 2019 (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed |
Elements 31–31 of 31
| Case | Reasonable factors other than age |
|---|---|
| Boney v. Trs. of Cape Fear Cmty. Coll. — 366 F. Supp. 3d 756 (2019) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 2019 (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | · not addressed |
Instances and excluded annotation blocks
| Case | Element | Holding and scope | Pattern | Exact source quotations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boney v. Trs. of Cape Fear Cmty. Coll. — 366 F. Supp. 3d 756 (2019) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 2019 — not · pleaded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | Hiring discharge or employment terms | not Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: pleaded The court also held that the written reprimand, weekly meetings and e-mail etiquette course were not themselves adverse employment actions, and alternatively that but-for age causation was not plausibly alleged; neither has its own block. | resignation-after-performance-warning-and-closer-supervision-pleaded-as-constructive-discharge | However, the warning also stated that, if Boney continued to perform below expectations, further action-including possible termination-would be taken.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0756-01; Unicode character offsets [4370:4520] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d34a63d183d80fb2c19dc9a41bf3601341def518ba0d37633d93bd0afbfaa53b.Because of Boney's deteriorating relationship with Lakhavani, Boney feared that Lakhavani would soon fire her.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0756-01; Unicode character offsets [5578:5688] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d34a63d183d80fb2c19dc9a41bf3601341def518ba0d37633d93bd0afbfaa53b.Lakhavani stated that he would "make [himself] available to clarify any assignments or projects" because he desired to "help [Boney] succeed in [her] job."Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0756-01; Unicode character offsets [4210:4365] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d34a63d183d80fb2c19dc9a41bf3601341def518ba0d37633d93bd0afbfaa53b.Notably, despite additional oversight and training, Boney retained the same responsibilities, pay, and benefits.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0756-01; Unicode character offsets [17122:17234] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d34a63d183d80fb2c19dc9a41bf3601341def518ba0d37633d93bd0afbfaa53b.To state a constructive discharge claim, a plaintiff must plausibly allege that (1) an employer acted deliberately to induce resignation and (2) the employee's working conditions were so intolerable that a reasonable person would have resigned.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0756-01; Unicode character offsets [13387:13631] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d34a63d183d80fb2c19dc9a41bf3601341def518ba0d37633d93bd0afbfaa53b.Because Boney has not plausibly alleged constructive discharge, her voluntary resignation is not an adverse employment action under the ADEA.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0756-01; Unicode character offsets [15657:15798] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d34a63d183d80fb2c19dc9a41bf3601341def518ba0d37633d93bd0afbfaa53b. |
| Boney v. Trs. of Cape Fear Cmty. Coll. — 366 F. Supp. 3d 756 (2019) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 2019 — satisfied · pleaded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | Age forty or older | satisfied Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: pleaded | worker-over-forty | As for Cape Fear's amended motion to dismiss Boney's ADEA claim, Boney was 62 years old when she resigned.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0756-01; Unicode character offsets [13075:13181] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d34a63d183d80fb2c19dc9a41bf3601341def518ba0d37633d93bd0afbfaa53b.Thus, she was a member of a protected group under the ADEA.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0756-01; Unicode character offsets [13216:13275] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d34a63d183d80fb2c19dc9a41bf3601341def518ba0d37633d93bd0afbfaa53b. |