Legal Opinion
Mercer v. City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided December 6, 1999No. C 98-0143-MWBPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ RENEWED MOTION TO DISMISS
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
7. INTRODUCTION.1057
A. Procedural Background.1057
B. Mercer’s Claims .1058
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.1058
A. Standards for a Rule 12(b)(6) motion .1058
B. Defendants’Grounds For Dismissal.1060
7 Failure to exhaust the Title VII claim.1060
2. Inadequacy of the “equal protection” claim.1061
3. Insufficiency of the “due process” claim.1063
4. Insufficiency of allegations of municipal liability.1064
5. Byrne’s qualified immunity.1065
III. CONCLUSION.1066
Should this plaintiffs entire amended complaint…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Peterson v. California Department of Corrections & RehabilitationDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2006
- Mercer v. City of Cedar RapidsDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2000