Legal Opinion
Bridgett Handy-Clay v. City of Memphis, Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 25, 2012No. 11-5518PublishedCited by 635 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Bridgett Handy-Clay filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging that the defendants unlawfully terminated her from her position in the Memphis City Attorney’s Office in retaliation for her allegations about corruption and mismanagement of public funds in that office. The district court dismissed Handy-Clay’s complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. She now appeals, contending that in dismissing her claims the district court failed to…
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