Case: Discrimination/Retaliation (N.D. Ohio)

An Ohio federal district court granted summary judgment to the City of Akron on claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and Ohio state law brought by a Black police officer who alleged malicious prosecution, racial discrimination, and military status retaliation after being investigated for allegedly fraudulent military drill letters, finding the officer failed to rebut the presumption of probable cause, exhaust administrative remedies, and establish prima facie cases for discrimination.

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