Michigan Law wins summary judgment in discrimination lawsuit brought by faculty member

We noted the case two years ago, and it has now been resolved in favor of the University of Michigan Law School and its former Dean Mark West.  The court describes emails from Dean West to Professor Beny "as immature, awkward, and unprofessional, but likely not harassing," but also held that, "The undisputed facts in this record show that the defendants took disciplinary action against the plaintiff because of her disruptive and unprofessional conduct, and not because of her race or sex or because she engaged in protected activity."  (For some examples, see the emails described at pages 9-10.)  The complaint airs a lot of other dirty laundry, as seemed inevitable given that Professor Beny alleged differential treatment of her compared to other faculty who were alleged (or found) to have engaged in unprofessional conduct.