United States Ninth Circuit

A claim of retaliation for the exercise of free speech rights fails, where the government's legitimate interests in avoiding disruption in a sheriff's office outweighs the acting sheriff's First Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/10/2002
• Decided 07/22/2002
• Published 07/22/2002

Judges

• RHOADES, Senior District Judge., Before: LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and RHOADES, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jacqueline L. Koch, Koch & Deering, Portland, OR, for the plaintiff-counter-defendant-appellant., Jeffrey M. Batchelor, Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf, Portland, OR, for the defendants-counter-claimants-appellees.