Allen v. City of Jackson

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

J. DANIEL BREEN, Chief Judge.

On March 4, 2013, Plaintiff, Joe Allen, brought this action against Defendants, City of Jackson (“the City”), West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Medical Center Laboratory d/b/a JaeksonMadison County General Hospital (“WTHF”), and Jackson, Tennessee Mayor Jerry Gist, for damages arising when Plaintiff, a police officer employed by the City, was terminated for failing a random drug test. Allen sues under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the City and Mayor Gist violated his procedural due process…