Lowe v. Pettway

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION JACOB LOWE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. ) 2:20-cv-01806-MHH MARK PETTWAY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In this action, Jacob Lowe, a former deputy in the Jefferson County Sherriff’s Office, asserts that the defendants fired him because he disclosed that he was suffering from combat-related nightmares and substance abuse and checked into a rehab facility for treatment. Mr. Lowe, who is Caucasian, contends that to the extent the defendants argue that he violated JCSO…