Legal Opinion
Thornton v. City of Columbus
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided March 17, 2016No. Case No. 2:15-CV-1337PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*703OPINION & ORDER
ALGENON L. MARBLEY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Before the Court is Defendant City of Columbus’s (‘Defendant’ or ‘the City) June 11, 2015 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim upon Which Relief May Be Granted brought pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (Doc. 12.) The .Motion has been fully briefed'and is ripe for review. For the reasons below, it is GRANTED.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
Plaintiffs Bonnie and Guilford Thornton (‘Plaintiffs') brought this suit on April 17, 2015. (Compl., Doc. 2.) Their complaint alleges the following. On April 20,…
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