United States Sixth Circuit

Where the evidence was not such that every reasonable juror would conclude that the defendants met their burden of showing they would have taken the same action against the plaintiffs even if the plaintiffs had not engaged in the protected conduct, summary judgment on plaintiffs' First Amendment retaliation claim was erroneous.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/26/2001
• Decided 02/21/2002
• Published 02/21/2002

Judges

• Before:  SILER and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  STAGG, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• ARGUED:  Lance E. Webb (argued and briefed), Dyersburg, TN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth P. McCarter (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, TN, for Defendants-Appellees.