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Try CasePortal for Free[Consolidated.] J. Manasco grants summary judgment to Adamsville, Alabama, and a police lieutenant in this race discrimination lawsuit filed by a Black police sergeant and Black police officer The sergeant states he was harassed by the lieutenant, who told plaintiff he “walked like a faggot,” as well as other disparaging comments. The officer states he worked in the jail and fired when he was forced to use force on an inmate who was not cooperating. The city argues that both employees violated the use of force protocol which was captured on video which was part of their proffered reasons for termination. Therefore, the investigations do not show an adverse action and no reasonable jury could not find that the sergeant and officer were wrongfully terminated or discriminated against.