Opinion ID: 2653912
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Heading: Plaintiff Freeman’s Interrogatory Responses

Text: Plaintiff Freeman’s responses to the City’s interrogatory requests also fail to establish the “similarly situated” elements of Freeman’s federal claims. Plaintiff Freeman’s responses establish that (1) the City’s electricity wards are divided predominantly along racial lines, (2) the “wards were established many years ago when [the City] established the utility service,” (3) the City charges the same rate and fees to all residential customers, and (4) the City’s computerized billing 10 Case: 13-14610 Date Filed: 02/20/2014 Page: 11 of 14 program cannot differentiate between white and black residents. 3 None of the facts from Freeman’s interrogatory responses establish the “similarly situated” elements of Freeman’s federal claims.