Bledsoe v. Fleming

OPINION

RILEY, Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Plaintiff-Appellant Linda Howard Bledsoe (“Bledsoe”) appeals an adverse decision on a motion for judgment on the pleadings in her sexual harassment suit against Keith Fleming (“Fleming”).

We reverse and remand.

ISSUES

We review three issues:

1.Whether the exhaustion of administrative remedies is required before a plaintiff can bring a § 1983 action in a state court.

2. Whether Bledsoe’s complaint adequately alleges a § 1983 violation by a “person” as that term is defined under the statute.

3. Whether Bledsoe’s action against Fleming was barred by res judicata.