United States Fourth Circuit

In case involving discrimination and retaliation claims by former police officer, summary adjudication for defendants on some of plaintiff's claims, but allowing Title VII claims against town and First Amendment and Equal Protection claims against individuals, is reversed as to the First Amendment claims, as the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity. Interlocutory appeal of Equal Protection claims is dismissed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/29/2006
• Decided 04/20/2007
• Published 04/20/2007

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and TRAXLER and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Ann S. Estridge, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, L.L.P., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellants.  Stephen Ashley Boyce, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Norwood P. Blanchard, III, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, L.L.P., Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellants.  Lynn Fontana, Durham, North Carolina, for Amici Supporting Appellee.