Read Knappenberger v. Phoenix, 07-15774

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that Defendant city constructively discharged Plaintiff police officer from his job, judgment on the pleadings for Defendant is affirmed where Plaintiff failed to allege facts showing that Defendant created intolerable working conditions that compelled Plaintiff to leave.

Appellate Information

• Submitted 11/20/2008
• Decided 05/26/2009
• Published 05/26/2009

Judges

• IKUTA, Circuit Judge:, Before:  ALFRED T. GOODWIN, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kathi Mann Sandweiss, Kraig J. Marton, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Georgia A. Staton, Gordon Lewis, Eileen Dennis GilBride, Phoenix, AZ, for the defendants-appellees.