Legal Opinion
Miguel v. Guess
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 18, 2002No. 20699-8-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKurtz, J.
J.— Mary Jo Davis sued Pullman Hospital District No. 1-A (the Hospital) and Charles Guess, M.D., after she was dismissed from her position in the Hospital’s radiology department. Ms. Davis believes that she was fired because she is a lesbian. In her lawsuit, she contended that public employment discrimination based solely on sexual orientation is irrational and actionable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. Her claims were dismissed on summary judgment. We reverse the dismissal and remand for trial Ms. Davis’s § 1983 claims…
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