Lawsuits brought by three former Central Methodist employees against the university were dismissed with prejudice on Friday. Anita Davis, Antoinette Jackmon, and Olivia McQuitty each sued the college in April of last year, alleging they were fired by CMU because they were black. All three worked as custodians there.

The suits argued that the three women suffered discrimination by the university before they were all fired on June 3, 2019. All three women were long-time employees at the college’s Fayette campus. McQuitty was employed by Central for 34 years, Davis for 24 years, and Jackmon for 19 years.

In their suits, Davis, McQuitty, and Jackmon sought actual and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief, costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees. All three women were represented by Brooke Davids at TGH Litigation, LLC, a law firm in Liberty, Missouri that specializes in discrimination lawsuits.

Circuit 14 Presiding Judge Scott Hayes dismissed all three cases with prejudice, which bars the women from bringing further suits based on the same grounds against the university.

“The matter has been settled. We have no further comment,” said a spokesman for the university.