BIRD v. WEST VALLEY CITY

No. 15-4024.

832 F.3d 1188 (2016)

Karen BIRD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WEST VALLEY CITY, a political subdivision of the State of Utah; Kelly Davis, in his official and individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed August 8, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

April L. Hollingsworth , Hollingsworth Law Office, Salt Lake City, Utah ( Ashley F. Leonard , with her on the briefs), Hollingsworth Law Office, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Stanley J. Preston ( Bryan M. Scott , and Brandon T. Crowther , with him on the brief), Preston & Scott, Salt Lake City, Utah, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MATHESON, BALDOCK, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.


In 2011, city officials of West Valley City, Utah, terminated Plaintiff Karen Bird from her position as manager of the city's Animal Shelter. She now brings various claims under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and Utah contract law against West Valley City and Kelly Davis, her immediate supervisor at the Animal Shelter...

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