Legal Opinion
Cruz v. City of Merriam
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided May 14, 2014No. Case No. 13-2268-JTMPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
J. THOMAS MARTEN, District Judge.
Fabiola Cruz worked as the Lead Clerk for the City of Merriam, Kansas Municipal Court until her termination. After her departure, the City began to investigate reports of funds missing from the court. City officials later referred the matter to the Merriam Police Department for additional investigation. Cruz was eventually charged with embezzlement, but the case was dismissed prior to trial. She then instituted the present action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Merriam, as well as various individual City officers. Cruz has…
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