Davis v. Carty, 1:24-cv-06674

Plaintiff Shianne C. Davis, proceeding pro se, filed an employment discrimination complaint in the Southern District of New York against Beatrice Carty and others.
The Court, by order dated March 13, 2025, found that Davis’s complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and granted her 60 days to amend the complaint.
Davis requested an extension prior to the expiration of her amendment deadline, seeking more time to file her amended complaint.
The Court granted Davis a partial extension, directing her to file an amended complaint within 60 days of the May 16, 2025 order.
The March 13 order highlighted that the only proper defendant in a Title VII action against the United States Postal Service is the Postmaster General and that Title VII preempts related state law claims.
The Court also ruled that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith, denying in forma pauperis status for appeal purposes.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Failure to state a claim	Davis contends her complaint alleges discrimination	Not detailed	Court finds original complaint insufficient and grants leave to amend
Request for time extension	Davis seeks more time to file an amended complaint	Not opposed	Court grants extension in part; 60 days from new order
Proper defendant in Title VII action	Davis names individual as defendant	Not detailed	Only Postmaster General is proper defendant in USPS Title VII actions
Preemption of state law by Title VII	Davis asserts state law claims alongside federal	Not detailed	Court reiterates Title VII preempts state law discrimination claims
Good faith for appeal	Implicit right to appeal denial	Not detailed	Appeal not taken in good faith; in forma pauperis denied for appeal

Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438 (1962) (defines standard for good faith appeals under in forma pauperis status)

(Note: No other reported cases with formal reporter citations appear in this opinion.)