Marnocha v. City of Elkhart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION MARGARET MARNOCHA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) CAUSE NO. 3:16-CV-592-PPS-JEM ) CITY OF ELKHART, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Margaret Marnocha was fired from her position of Deputy City Attorney for the City of Elkhart after a new mayor was elected. Marnocha alleges she was sacked for exercising her First Amendment rights and because of her gender and age. Defendants counter that this house-cleaning was entirely appropriate since Marnocha held a policymaking position, and the next mayor was entitled to…