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BARBARAKIDD,Plaintiff,
VS.
DALLASARBORETUMANDBOTANICALSOCIETY,INCORPORATED,Defendant.
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___JUDICIALDISTRICTPLAINTIFF'SORIGINALPETITION
TOTHEHONORABLEJUDGEOFSAIDCOURTCOMESNOWBarbaraKidd("Kidd"or"Plaintiff')complainingofDefendantDallasArboretumandBotanicalSociety,Incorporated("Arboreteum"or""Defendant"),andforcausesofactionwouldrespectfullyshowtheCourtasfollows:
1.
Introduction
1.01PlaintiffBarbaraKiddwasfiredfromherjobasSeniorManagerofHorticultureOperationswithDefendantforissuesrelatedtoherreligiousbeliefs.SuchterminationviolatesPlaintiffsrightsundertheTexasCommissiononHumanRightsAct.DiscoveryshouldbeconductedunderaLevel2schedulingorder.
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II.
Parties
2.01PlaintiffBarbaraKiddisanindividualwhoresidesat2.02DefendantDallasArboretumandBotanicalSociety,Incorporated("Arboretum")isaTexasnon-profitcorporationwithitsprincipalofficeslocatedat8617GarlandRoad,Dallas,Texas75218.
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maybeservedbydeliveringacopyofthisPetitionandcitationtoitsregisteredagentfor
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serviceofprocess,PatriciaCowlishaw,6539BriarmeadeDrive,Dallas,Texas75254.
III.
JurisdictionandVenue
3.01ThisCourthasjurisdictionbecausetheamountmcontroversyexceedsthejurisdictionallimitofthiscourt.3.02VenueisproperinDallasCountybecauseDefendantmaintainsitsprincipalofficeinthisCounty,andbecauseasubstantialpartoftheeventsdescribedhereinoccurredinDallasCountywherePlaintiffworked.IV.
8ackeroundFacts
4.01ThePlaintiffwashiredtoworkfortheDefendantastheSeniorManagerofHorticultureOperations.4.02JimmyTurnerwasthePlaintiffsdirectreport.
Plaintiff'sOriginalPetition-
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4.03InJuly-Augustof2011,PlaintiffssupervisorcommencedacourseofdiscriminationandharassmentagainstthePlaintiffbasedprimarilyonherChristianbeliefs,butalsoonherage.ExamplesofsuchbehavioronthepartofJimmyTurnerasfollows:•TurnerreferedtoPlaintiffasa"bitteroldwoman"•Inamanagementmeeting,TurnertoldPlaintiffto"quit[her]bitching"•Arockwasfoundinaflowerpotthatsaid"hedied"andonthereverseside"foryoursins."Turnersaidthatitwas"disgusting."•TurnertellsPlaintiffthathehadbeentoldtotakedownapostingonhisFacebookpagewhichsaidthat"hewantedtofundresearchtofindtheChristiangeneinpeopleanderadicateitfromthehumanrace."•Inamanagementmeeting,TurnertoldPlaintiffthatifPlaintiffeverbroughtup"the
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**ingirrigationagain,hewouldfire[Plaintiff]"4.04OnAugust25,2011,PlaintiffwenttoCharlotteMorrison'sofficetocomplainaboutTurner'sbehaviorandhostility.PlaintiffwasbasicallytoldbyMorrisonto"likeitorleaveit."4.05OnAugust31,2011,TurnertoldPlaintifftocancelthescheduledmanagementmeetingforthatday.WhenPlaintiffreturnedfromlunch,Turnerhadcalledthemeetingand
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wasinprogresswithouther.4.06Inmid-September,TurnergavePlaintiffa"totallyunsatisfactoryrating."Inresponse,PlaintiffrequestedagrowthplanwithevaluationsfromTurnersothatshecouldclearlyunderstandwhathersupervisorwaswantingandexpectingfromher.
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