Legal Opinion
Stanley D. Cochran Dean Anderson v. City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2000No. 98-56834PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RESTANI, Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellees are Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) sergeants who alleged retaliation by their employer for exercise of First Amendment Rights. Defendant-appellant, the City of Los Angeles (“the City”), was found liable for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) following a jury trial. Appellant asserts it is entitled to entry of judgment in its favor as a matter of law, because any public concern content of appellees’ speech was outweighed by the City’s interest in the proper functioning of its police department. We agree.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Waters v. ChurchillSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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