Lindsey v. Alabama Department of Labor

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION TONYA LINDSEY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:17-cv-678-ALB-WC ) ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ) LABOR, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Tonya Lindsey is a former state bureaucrat who worked on her private real- estate business when she was supposed to be working for the taxpayers. After she was fired, she appealed to the Alabama State Personnel Board. It affirmed her termination, concluding that her conduct was “so reprehensible that if known by the general public, [it] would cause grave concern…