Legal Opinion
Robson v. Klamath County Board of Health
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided January 16, 1991No. 87-275-CV; CA A62221PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdmonds, J.
Defendants1 appeal a judgment awarding damages to plaintiff. Plaintiff alleged in a 42 USC § 1983 claim that he was employed by Klamath County and that his employment was terminated in violation of his civil rights, because he had exercised his First and Fourteenth Amendments rights by speaking out about matters of public concern. We reverse.
Plaintiff offered evidence that he had been employed as a sanitarian by Klamath County. On January 21, 1987, defendant Baggett, plaintiffs immediate supervisor, implemented a policy regarding restaurants that cater. As part of that policy, he requested…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rankin v. McPhersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bednarz v. Bay Area Motors, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Robson v. Klamath County Board of HealthCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1991
- Demaray v. Dept. of Environmental QualityCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1994
- Lowell v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2020
- Demaray v. Dept. of Environmental QualityCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1994
- Demaray v. Dept. of Environmental QualityCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1994
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