Doug Adkins, who served as Middletown’s city manager for five years until his contract was terminated in 2019 by the city council, has filed a civil lawsuit against the city saying he wants his job back, all lost wages and benefits and he was on a “hit list” due to being an older white male.
In the four counts originally filed in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, then transferred to Butler County Common Pleas Court recently at the city’s request, Adkins, a 59-year-old white male, claims age discrimination, gender discrimination, race discrimination, and retaliation.
Besides his job, wages and benefits, the suit says Adkins wants front pay, compensatory benefits, punitive damages, compensation for the adverse tax consequences of receiving a lump sum award rather than his compensation over several separate tax years, attorney fees, and costs.
The city’s attorneys, Schroeder, Maundrell, Barbiere & Powers of Mason denied all claims in the suit, according to the documents.
Adkins, who is represented by Freking Myers & Reul LLC, Cincinnati, demanded a trial by jury on all issues before Butler County Common Pleas Court Judge Daniel Haughey, according to the documents.
In the suit, Adkins claims that after the 2018 Middletown city council election, a “hit list” of older white men in leadership positions in the city and throughout the community was created and he became “a target.”
Adkins began receiving interference in carrying out his duties. and when he pushed back,...
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