Beck v. City of Durham

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BEATY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the Court on a Motion to Dismiss, or in the alternative, Summary Judgment [Document # 2] filed by Defendants City of Durham, Orville Powell, and P. Lamont Ewell. This matter is also before the Court on a Motion to Dismiss, or in the alternative, Summary Judgment [Document # 6] filed by Defendant J.W. McNeil. 1 Both motions are directed toward Plaintiff Norman S. Beck’s federal claims for race discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, as well as Plaintiffs state law claims for wrongful…