Legal Opinion
Gary Mitchell v. Hillsborough County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 31, 2006No. 05-12207PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Gary Mitchell, a former part-time employee of Hillsborough County (“the Coun ty”), appeals the district court’s entry of judgment in favor of the County after a bench trial on his First Amendment retaliation claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We are asked to decide whether distasteful comments made by Mitchell before the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (“BOCC”) touched on a matter of public concern and, if so, whether the County was nonetheless justified in terminating Mitchell’s employment. Because we find that Mitchell’s comments did not…
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