Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Kirkpatrick
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 8, 2009No. 07-6201PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.
Rajeanna Dixon, an investigative assistant for the Oklahoma Board of Veterinary and Medical Examiners (“OBVME”), lost her job partly because she discussed OBVME’s investigation of a dogfighting ring with a member of the veterinarian trade association. She brought a § 1983 action against OBVME and her supervisor, Cathy Kirkpatrick, alleging that she had been fired in violation of her constitutional right to free speech. Ms. Kirkpatrick and OBVME moved for summary judgment; Ms. Kirkpatrick claimed she was entitled to qualified immunity. The district court denied their…
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