United States Ninth Circuit

A physician did not have a property right in the position from which he resigned, but his protest of layoffs was protected speech, and he set forth sufficient facts showing that allegedly defamatory statements were made in the course of a decision not to rehire him, for purposes of establishing a protectible liberty interest.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/14/2002
• Decided 10/11/2002
• Published 10/11/2002

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge., Before HAWKINS and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and MOSKOWITZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edith J. Benay, San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan U. Lee, Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellees.