United States Sixth Circuit

Although the Eleventh Amendment bars a section 1983 plaintiff from seeking money damages for termination from employment at a state mental hospital, plaintiff produced sufficient evidence of a First Amendment retaliation claim to survive summary judgment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/12/2003
• Decided 09/17/2003
• Published 09/17/2003

Judges

• Before:  MOORE and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  LAWSON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William B. Singer (argued and briefed), Cincinnati, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anne E. Thomson (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Employment Law Section, Columbus, OH, for Defendant-Appellee.