Ward v. Sevier County Government

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE at KNOXVILLE SHANDAN WARD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 3:18-CV-113 v. ) ) Judge Collier SEVIER COUNTY GOVERNMENT, ) Magistrate Judge Guyton ) Defendant. ) M E M O R A N D U M Before the Court is Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 19.) Plaintiff has filed a response in opposition (Doc. 22), and Defendant has filed a reply (Doc. 26). For the reasons outlined below, the Court will GRANT Defendant’s motion. I. BACKGROUND On December 12, 2015, Plaintiff went on continuous leave from her job at the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office…