United States Sixth Circuit

A First Amendment employment retaliation claim is not actionable where the employee failed to show that her speech was a substantial factor in the decision to diminish her job responsibilities; her race and gender discrimination claim fails where she did not present evidence that she was qualified for any of the positions to which she applied.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/28/2002
• Published 06/28/2002

Judges

• Before COLE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges; MILLS, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Chanita Farmer, Cleveland, OH, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jose M. Gonzalez (briefed), City of Cleveland Law Department, Office of Director of Law, Cleveland, OH, for Appellees.