Legal Opinion

McFall v. Bednar

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 19, 2005No. 04-6122PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRACK, District Judge.

Defendant-Appellant, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System (“OIDS”), appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for summary judgment on a claim of qualified immunity. Defendanh-Appellant (“Mr. Bednar”) claims that he is entitled to qualified immunity because he did not violate clearly established law in terminating Plaintiff-Appellee Sara McFall (“Ms. McFall”). Mr. Bednar argues that he did not violate clearly established law in terminating Ms. McFall because i) she did not engage in constitutionally protected speech on a matter of…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Bliss v. FrancoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  2. Bowling v. RectorCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
  3. Blossom Ex Rel. Estate of Pickup v. YarbroughCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  4. Deutsch v. JordanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  5. MacArthur v. San Juan CountyDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2005

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