Legal Opinion
Monroe v. City of Lawrence
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided August 20, 2015No. Case No. 13-2086-EFMPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ERIC F. MELGREN, District Judge.
After 21 years of seemingly irreproachable public service, Police Sergeant Michael Monroe was fired; But not just fired; by his account, fired for being in the wrong place (in the Lawrence Police Department), at the wrong time (during the 2011-2012 Kansas University ticket scandal), with the wrong people (biased decision-makers), and having the wrong skin color (black). Feeling wronged for doing right, Monroe filed this lawsuit. Plaintiff Monroe sues the City of Lawrence, Kansas, and its Chief of Police, Tarik Khatib, to vindicate Sergeant…
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