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LEWIS v. CITY OF UNION CITY, GEORGIA

No. 15-11362.

934 F.3d 1169 (2019)

Jacqueline LEWIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF UNION CITY, GEORGIA, Chief of Police Charles Odom, in his official and individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 15, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cheryl Barnes Legare , Legare Attwood & Wolfe, LLC, Decatur, GA, Brian J. Sutherland , Buckley Beal, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sharon P. Morgan , Tracy Lynn Glanton , Elarbee Thompson Sapp & Wilson, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Lisa Catherine Lambert , Law Office of Lisa C. Lambert, Atlanta, GA, for Amicus Curiae Georgia, Florida and Alabama Chapters of National Employment Lawyers Association.

Before TJOFLAT and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges, and KAPLAN, District Judge.

Jacqueline Lewis, an African-American police detective in Union City, Georgia, was terminated abruptly from her position after about ten years of service. The ostensible reason was that Ms. Lewis was absent without leave—this notwithstanding that the Union City Police Department...

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