The Independent
Thu, 3 February 2022A doctor in Houston, Texas is suing JPMorgan Chase Bank after claiming that she was discriminated against and denied service because of
her skin colour.
Dr Malika Mitchell-Stewart told KTRK that she had recently finished her residency and that she was trying to open an account and deposit a
$16,000 check she had received as a signing bonus from her new job at Valley Oaks Medical Group.
“As soon as Dr Mitchell-Stewart showed employees at First Colony Branch her Check, they immediately treated her like a criminal,”
the legal filing states.
Dr Mitchell-Stewart said the bank staff rejected her and that they claimed that the check was fraudulent.
“It was an unfortunate situation. They took my special moment away. I felt like a criminal. I’ve never done anything wrong,” Dr Mitchell-Stewart said. “In order to get Texas medical license or a medical license at all, you have to have a clean record. You have to go to school for so many years, and they just didn’t care. They didn’t respect that. They didn’t respect my credentials.”
“Dr Mitchell-Stewart showed proof of identification. She showed proof that she was a doctor by presenting a business card. She even called employees from her medical group to confirm who she was,” her lawyer, Justin Moore, told KTRK.
