Batista v. City of Providence

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND ______________________________ ) JOSE F. BATISTA, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:21-cv-00138-MSM-PAS ) CITY OF PROVIDENCE, et al ) ______________________________) ORDER This eleven count complaint stems from the November 16, 2020, termination, by the Providence External Review Authority Board, of its executive director. The Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 6) was brought pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and alleged that the plaintiff had failed to state any claim upon which relief could be granted. On October 26, 2021, this…