Washington v. City of Cincinnati, Ohio

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION MICHAEL WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:23-cv-230 v. JUDGE DOUGLAS R. COLE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Michael Washington is the former Fire Chief for the City of Cincinnati. He has sued Defendant Sheryl Long, the City Manager of the City of Cincinnati, in her individual and official capacities as well as Defendant City of Cincinnati, Ohio (the City) asserting a handful of federal and state claims arising from the firestorm surrounding his public termination from that role.…