United States Ninth Circuit

Judgment as a matter of law should be reversed with respect to teacher's section 1983 claims; the jury was entitled to find that her protected speech, rather than any inadequacy of her written individualized education programs, was the reason for her termination.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/07/2003
• Decided 04/05/2004
• Published 04/05/2004

Judges

• Before D.W. NELSON, KOZINSKI and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles J. Merten, Portland, OR, argued for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce L. Campbell, Portland, OR, argued for the defendants-appellees.