Bowie v. Maddox

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.

On Petition for Rehearing

BROWN, Circuit Judge:

David M. Bowie, a former official of the District of Columbia Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”), says he was fired in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights. Bowie refused to sign an affidavit his employer drafted for him in response to a former subordinate’s employment discrimination claim; instead, Bowie re-wrote the affidavit in a manner critical of OIG’s decision to terminate the subordinate. We affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of OIG on…