Legal Opinion
Adam v. Obama for America
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 28, 2016No. 15 C 4043PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Honorable Thomas M. Durkin, United States District Judge
Marisa Adam, who is African-American, alleges she was discriminated and retaliated against on account of her race when she worked for Obama for America (“OFA”), in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and in breach of an alleged contract between Adam and OFA. R. 52. OFA has moved to dismiss Adam’s claims for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). R. 56. For the following reasons, OFA’s motion is granted.
Legal Standard
A Rule 12(b)(6) motion challenges the sufficiency of the…
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