United States Ninth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants was proper in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim by a police sergeant that investigation, discipline, demotion and transfer by county was in retaliation for his association with a motorcycyle club, where appellant failed to show that his association with the club was a "substantial motivating factor" in the adverse action.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/06/2001
• Decided 04/19/2002
• Published 04/19/2002

Judges

• BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge., Before B. FLETCHER, BOOCHEVER and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Andre Boles, Reno, NV, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory R. Shannon, Deputy District Attorney, Reno, NV, for the defendants-appellees.