Mills v. City of Phenix City, Alabama
Jul 16, 2012OUTCOME: Summary judgement granted in favor of defendant
Plaintiff Beverly Mills brings this lawsuit charging that defendant City of Phenix City, Alabama terminated her employment in violation of her due-process rights (as protected by the Fourteenth Amendme ... nt, as enforced through 42 U.S.C. § 1983) and discriminated against her on the basis of her gender in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981a, 2000e through 2000e–17. Mills also asserts a state-law defamation claim. Jurisdiction is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343 (civil rights), 42 U.S.C.2000e–5 (f)(3) (Title VII), and 28 U.S.C. § 1367 (state law). The city now moves for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, the motion will be granted
