Legal Opinion
Richard Crouse v. Town of Moncks Corner
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 15, 2017No. 16-1039PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants are two police officers who appeal them dismissal from the force, claiming that it was in retaliation for the exercise of their First Amendment rights. The district court granted qualified immunity to the police chief on the ground that it was unclear whether the officers had acted as private citizens or government employees. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment.
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Plaintiffs Richard Crouse and George Winningham were detectives in the Moncks Corner Police Department until they were forced to resign in October 2013. Winningham was a corporal,,…
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