United States Sixth Circuit

The whistleblower provisions of the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act do not preclude an employee from bringing suit under 42 USC 1983 for alleged retaliation in violation of his protected First Amendment rights for reporting statutory violations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/14/2001
• Decided 04/09/2001
• Published 04/09/2001

Judges

• Before COLE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  BORMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward Dennis Muchnicki (argued and briefed), Dublin, OH, Richard R. Renner (briefed), Tate & Renner, Dover, OH, for Plainitff., Daniel W. Costello (briefed), James A. King (argued and briefed), James B. Hadden, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Columbus, OH, for Appellants.