United States First Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's 1983 action against her former supervisors is affirmed, where the district court did not err in finding that: 1) plaintiff's "speech" exclusively revolved around her professional responsibilities as Human Resources Director; 2) never engaged in the kind of whistleblowing activities protected under the statute; and 3) plaintiff' Human Resources Director position does not enjoy First Amendment protection, and thus, judgment for defendants in connection with plaintiff's freedom of association claim is proper as a matter of law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2013
• Published 07/22/2013

Judges

• TORRUELLA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel