United States Eighth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming unconstitutional retaliation arising from plaintiff's termination as District Manager for a county water supply district, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where plaintiff's claim failed as "the First Amendment does not prohibit managerial discipline based on [a public] employee's expressions made pursuant to [his] official responsibilities."

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/27/2006
• Published 12/27/2006

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, SMITH and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory H. Wolk, Berg & Borgmann, St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Priscilla F. Gunn, Rabbitt & Pitzer, St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.