Gardner v. City of St. Louis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION KIMBERLY M. GARDNER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:20-CV-00060 JAR ) ) CITY OF ST. LOUIS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Plaintiff Kimberly Gardner (“Gardner”), the first African American woman elected Circuit Attorney for the City of St. Louis (the “City”), brings this action against the City, the local police union, a special prosecutor, and a private taxpayer, alleging a “racially motivated conspiracy to deny the civil rights of racial minorities” by interfering with her efforts to crack down on…