Legal Opinion
Teresa L. Mercer, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross v. City of Cedar Rapids William Byrne, Defendants-Appellees/cross
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 15, 2002No. 01-1135, 01-1392PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Following her termination as a Cedar Rapids probationary police officer, Teresa Mercer filed this action against the City of Cedar Rapids and its former police chief, William Byrne. We will collectively refer to these defendants as the “City.” Mercer asserted equal protection and due process claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, sex discrimination claims under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 and Iowa Code § 216 et seq., and wrongful discharge and slander claims under state law. The district court granted summary judgment dismissing the § 1983, sex discrimination, and wrongful discharge…
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