Legal Opinion
Thelma Hall v. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission, Ron Hopkins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 21, 2000No. 98-1796PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Thelma Hall sued her employer, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (“MHTC”), claiming that her supervisor, Ron Hopkins, violated her First Amendment rights by retaliating against her when she complained that he discriminated against her because she was an older woman. The district court denied Hopkins’s motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Hopkins appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his motion. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The MHTC is a part of the executive branch of the Missouri State government. The MHTC oversees the operations of the…
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