United States Sixth Circuit

A judgment dismissing a former jury-pool manager's claims against the Administrative Office of the Courts and county officials alleging retaliatory termination in violation of the First Amendment, and violations of due process and a state whistleblower statute is affirmed over claims that the district court erred in: 1) concluding that certain officials were entitled to qualified immunity on free-speech and due process claims, 2) denying plaintiff's request to amend her complaint, and 3) granting summary judgment to certain officials on the state whistleblower law claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/23/2006
• Published 05/23/2006

Judges

• Before:  SUHRHEINRICH, GILMAN, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Thomas E. Clay, Clay, Kenealy, Wagner & Adams, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.  Cynthia Blevins Doll, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Louisville, Kentucky, Robert E. Stopher, Boehl, Stopher & Graves, Louisville, Kentucky, Margaret E.M. Keane, Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Thomas E. Clay, Clay, Kenealy, Wagner & Adams, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.   Cynthia Blevins Doll, Lisa C. DeJaco, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Louisville, Kentucky, Robert E. Stopher, Robert D. Bobrow, Boehl, Stopher & Graves, Louisville, Kentucky, Margaret E.M. Keane, Melissa Norman Bork, Laurel S. Doheny, Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellees.