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    Aheart v. Sodexho Marriott SVC, 4th Cir. (2000)

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Charlotte Aheart under Title VII. The Court found that Marriott had successfully proven the two elements of the Faragher-Ellereth affirmative defense to vicarious liability. The Court also affirmed the district court's denial of Aheart's motion to amend her complaint to add a state law claim, given the dismissal of the federal claim.

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Charlotte Aheart under Title VII. The Court found that Marriott had successfully proven the two elements of the Faragher-Ellereth affirmative defense to vicarious liability. The Court also affirmed the district court's denial of Aheart's motion to amend her complaint to add a state law claim, given the dismissal of the federal claim.

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Charlotte Aheart under Title VII. The Court found that Marriott had successfully proven the two elements of the Faragher-Ellereth affirmative defense to vicarious liability. The Court also affirmed the district court's denial of Aheart's motion to amend her complaint to add a state law claim, given the dismissal of the federal claim.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    CHARLOTTE AHEART,
    Plaintiff-Appellant,
    v.
    SODEXHO MARRIOTT SERVICES,
    INCORPORATED,
    Defendant-Appellee,
    and
    MARRIOTT MANAGEMENT SERVICES,
    INCORPORATED; MARRIOTT
    INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED,
    Defendants.
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt.
    Peter J. Messitte, District Judge.
    (CA-97-3685-PJM)
    Submitted: January 31, 2000
    Decided: February 22, 2000
    Before WILKINS and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges,
    and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
    _________________________________________________________________
    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    _________________________________________________________________
    COUNSEL
    Eric Steele, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Todd J. Horn, Robin B.
    Bowerfind, VENABLE, BAETJER & HOWARD, L.L.P., Baltimore,
    Maryland, for Appellee.

    No. 99-1033

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See


    Local Rule 36(c).
    _________________________________________________________________
    OPINION
    PER CURIAM:
    Charlotte D. Aheart appeals from the district court's order granting
    summary judgment in favor of Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc., on
    her claim for sexual harassment under Title VII and denying her
    motion to amend her complaint. Viewing the evidence in the light
    most favorable to Aheart, see Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477
    U.S. 242, 255 (1986), we find that the district court properly found
    that Marriott proved both elements of its affirmative defense to vicarious liability established by Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S.
    775 (1998), and Burlington Indus., Inc. v. Ellereth, 524 U.S. 742
    (1998). Aheart also appeals from the denial of her motion to amend
    her complaint to add a claim under the Montgomery County Human
    Relations Act. In light of the dismissal of Aheart's federal claim, we
    find no abuse of discretion in the district court's denial of her motion
    to amend. See Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182 (1962).
    Therefore, we affirm the order awarding summary judgment to
    Marriott and denying Aheart's motion to amend her complaint. We
    dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
    are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
    AFFIRMED
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