United States Sixth Circuit

In claims for retaliatory discharge, summary judgment for the employer is mandated where the undisputed facts clearly demonstrate that the speech to which the employee points as the reason for discharge did not involve matters of public concern.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2001
• Decided 05/20/2002
• Published 05/20/2002

Judges

• Before: NORRIS, SILER, and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Winter R. Huff (argued and briefed), Law Offices of John G. Prather, Somerset, KY, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Kent T. Young (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, D. Brent Irvin (argued and briefed), Asst. Atty. General, Frankfort, KY, Brenda D. Allen (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, for Defendants-Appellants.