Legal Opinion
Maureen E. Coughlin and Frank S. Mistretta v. Harry Lee A/K/A Jefferson Parish Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1991No. 90-3442PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Two police deputies contended in the trial court that they were impermissibly discharged by the parish sheriff in retaliation for their exercise of free speech and political association. Because their speech did not address a matter of public concern, we affirm the district court’s directed verdict against their claim for violation of freedom of speech. Because the district court’s discovery rulings cut off the development of the deputies’ freedom of association claim, we remand for reconsideration of those rulings and that claim.
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Defendant Harry Lee became sheriff of…
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