Legal Opinion
Smallwood v. Cocke Cnty. Gov't
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided February 7, 2018No. Case No. 2:17–cv–99PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIS L. COLLIER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court is Defendant's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 10) on Plaintiff's claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, both the United States and Tennessee constitutions, and Tennessee's retaliatory discharge statute. (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff responded in opposition (Doc. 16), and Defendant replied (Doc. 17). For the reasons that follow, the Court will GRANT Defendant's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 10).
I. BACKGROUND
Crystal Ottinger ("Ottinger") took office as Mayor of Cocke County, Tennessee on September 1, 2014. (Doc. 10-4, p. 1.) Though many…
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