Karl Swanson v. Jerry Whitworth

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• holding that identification of a specific harasser, a plausible motive, and a series of actions that appear “illegitimate on their face” suffices to state a claim
• holding summary judgment appropriate where no reasona- ble jury could find “[plaintiff] and the comparator were simi- larly situated, or there was a rational basis for any differential treatment”
• holding summary judgment appropriate where no reasona- ble jury could find “[plaintiff] and the comparator were simi- larly situated, or there was a rational basis for any differential treatment”
• holding summary judgment appropriate where no reasona- ble jury could find “[plaintiff] and the comparator were simi- larly situated, or there was a rational basis for any differential treatment”
• reversing grant of summary judgment on class-of-one claim where plaintiff's allegations of mayor's prolonged harassment against him showed that the mayor's actions were \illegitimate on their face\ and \demonstrate[d] overt hostility\
• reversing grant of summary judgment on class-of-one claim where plaintiff’s allegations of mayor’s prolonged harassment against him showed that the mayor’s actions were “illegitimate on their face” and “demonstrate[d] overt hostility”

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