United States Tenth Circuit

In an action raising claims of racial discrimination and retaliation under 42 U.S.C. section 1981 brought by plaintiff-black female who sought employment as a police officer, summary judgment for defendant-Denver is affirmed where plaintiff failed to produce sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment on the issues of whether the alleged discrimination and retaliation she experienced were wrought by a municipal custom.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/24/2008
• Published 07/25/2008

Judges

• EBEL, Circuit Judge., Before McCONNELL, EBEL, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory A. Eurich (Steven C. Choquette and Becky Bye with him on the briefs), Holland & Hart LLP, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert D. Nespor, Assistant City Attorney, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellee.