Opinion ID: 662881
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Fourteenth Amendment, 42 U.S.C.1983, and Equal Pay Act

Text: 12 Evans's complaint and brief on appeal also suggest that he might have intended to plead violations of 42 U.S.C.1983, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Equal Pay Act. See Compl. at 3; Appellant's Br. at 3. If so, the district court correctly dismissed all of these claims for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Evans has not pleaded a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment or section 1983 because he has not alleged any action under color of state law. Nor has he pleaded a violation of the Equal Pay Act, because he has not alleged discrimination on the basis of sex. See 29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1).