RUSSELL v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

No. 04-1654.

414 F.3d 863 (2005)

Willa RUSSELL, Plaintiff — Appellant, v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, Defendant — Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 12, 2005.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 31, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Wayne Bruce, argued, Belton, MO, for appellant.

Saskia C.M. Jacobse, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, HANSEN and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 31, 2005.

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

After investigating a complaint by an African-American subordinate, the Kansas City Water Services Department demoted Willa Russell, a white female supervisor in the Pipeline Division, reduced her pay, and stripped her of all supervisory duties. Russell appealed to the City's Human Resources Board. After an evidentiary hearing, the Board concluded that Russell had engaged in misconduct...

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