McDonald v. City of Saint Paul

ORDER

JOAN N. ERICKSEN, District Judge.

Edward Charles McDonald was a finalist for the position of Director of the City of Saint Paul’s Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity. After the City Council had confirmed May- or Christopher B. Coleman’s selection of another candidate for the position, McDonald brought this action against the City and the Mayor (collectively, Defendants). He asserts claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) for violations of his rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to due process and equal protection of the laws. He makes similar claims under the…