The attorney for a former Nevada Gaming Control Board department head has filed a motion countering the board’s request to dismiss a racial discrimination lawsuit brought in September.

Reno attorney Mark Mausert’s 24-page response filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas on behalf of Jaime Black, who headed the Control Board’s Administration Division since June 2017, said sufficient evidence exists to support claims that board member Brittnie Watkins discriminated against her and that she fostered a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.