Hufford v. McEnaney

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

Brad Hufford alleges that the defendants violated his clearly established First Amendment rights when they discharged him for reporting that fellow firefighters had downloaded a large cache of hard core pornographic files on the firestation’s computers. Defendants appeal from the denial of their summary judgment motion asserting qualified immunity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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Hufford began his employment with the North Ada County Fire and Rescue District (“the Department”) in January, 1985. *1145In 1992, Hufford was promoted to Shift Captain,…