Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit July 12, 2005, 04-1654 (Willa Russell v. City of Kansas City, Missouri)

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

After investigating a complaint by an African-American subordinate, the Kansas City Water Services Department demoted Willa Russell, a white female supervisor in the Pipeline Division, reduced her pay, and stripped her of all supervisory duties. Russell appealed to the City’s Human Resources Board.