Briner v. Joshua Independent School District

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
TIFINY DAWN BRINER, 	§
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Plaintiff, 	§
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V. 	§ 	No. 3:24-cv-513-K
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JOSHUA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL 	§
DISTRICT, 	§
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Defendant. 	§
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND
RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The 	United 	States 	Magistrate 	Judge 	made 	findings, 	conclusions, 	and 	a
recommendation in this case. Objections were filed. The District Court reviewed de
novo those portions of the proposed findings, conclusions, and recommendation to
which objection was made, and reviewed the remaining proposed findings, conclusions,
and recommendation for plain error. Finding no error, the Court ACCEPTS the
Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff’s Objections are OVERRULED.
The Court therefore GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendant
Joshua Independent School District’s motion to strike Plaintiff Tifiny Dawn Briner’s
summary-judgment evidence [Dkt. No. 42] to the extent that the Court DENIES the
motion to strike as submitted and instead has treated it as objections accounted for in
considering Defendant’s motion for summary judgment.
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The Court also GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendant’s
motion for summary judgment [Dkt. No. 36] to the extent that Defendant is
GRANTED summary judgment on all Plaintiff’s claims but for her claim of retaliation
under the Americans with Disabilities Act and DENIED summary judgment on its
affirmative defenses of res judicata and collateral estoppel.
SO ORDERED.
Signed November 18th , 2025.
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ED KINKEADE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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