Legal Opinion
Moore v. City of Cleveland
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided May 21, 2019No. Case No. 1:18-CV-1849PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiffs, former police recruits at the Cleveland Police Academy, bring this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Cleveland and Cleveland Police Academy officers. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants-the City of Cleveland and several Cleveland police officers (the "City Defendants") and Academy head Shawn Smith-deprived them of their constitutional rights by ending their employment after an alleged plagiarism scheme. Some Plaintiffs also allege that their termination was racially discriminatory.
The Defendants move for judgment on the…
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