Abernathy v. White

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION WILMA ABERNATHY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Case No. 4:19-CV-00009-NAB ) ) RACHEL WHITE, et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the motion of Defendant City of Bel-Ridge, Missouri, (“City”) to dismiss Plaintiff Wilma Abernathy’s (“Plaintiff” or “Abernathy”) complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted, and on the basis of sovereign immunity. (Doc. 38). For the reasons set forth below, the City’s motion to dismiss will be granted. I. BACKGROUND…