United States Eighth Circuit

Where plaintiff's remarks to a supervisor were offhanded and were not made, by his own admission, as a concerned citizen, the comments did not involve a matter of public concern and discipline imposed after the remarks does not implicate First Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2001
• Published 04/11/2001

Judges

• HEANEY, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and BATAILLON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Helfand, argued, Kansas City, Mo, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark D. Katz, argued, Kansas City, MO (Merry M. Campbell, on the brief), for appellee.