United States Eighth Circuit

In a case brought by a terminated police captain raising a 42 U.S.C. section First Amendment claim, summary judgment for police chief is affirmed as plaintiff's speech making allegations of intoxication against police chief was not constitutionally protected since it was pursuant to his official and professional duties.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/02/2007
• Published 03/02/2007

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, BOWMAN and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles M. Kester, argued, Fayetteville, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott P. Richardson, argued, Attorney General'S Office, Little Rock, AR, for Defendants-Appellees.