PIERCE v. CITY OF HUMBOLDT

No. W2012-00217-COA-R3-CV.

MELODY PIERCE (FORMERLY STEWART) v. CITY OF HUMBOLDT, TENNESSEE

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

Filed March 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin S. Gilbert and Jonathan L. Bobbitt , Jackson, Tennessee, for the Plaintiff/Appellant Melody Pierce (formerly Stewart)

Geoffrey A. Lindley and John D. Burleson , Jackson, Tennessee, for the Defendant/Appellee City of Humboldt, Tennessee.

HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.


OPINION

HOLLY M. KIRBY, J.

This appeal involves alleged employment discrimination based on gender and pregnancy. The female plaintiff was employed as a police officer by the defendant city. While off duty, the plaintiff encountered an ex-boyfriend against whom she had procured an order of protection. Based on this encounter, she filed a criminal charge against the ex-boyfriend for violating the order of protection. The defendant's police chief ordered an...

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