Stewart v. Evelyn

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division RICHARD D. STEWART, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 3:24CV84 (RCY) ) THOMAS W. EVELYN, et al., ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Richard D. Stewart brings this action alleging that he was fired from his local government job in retaliation for him exercising his First Amendment rights. He also claims that, in the course of being fired, he was defamed. This case is presently before the Court on a Joint Motion to Dismiss and Partial Motion to Dismiss (“Motion”), ECF No. 9, filed by…