Legal Opinion
Finch v. Wemlinger
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 8, 1985No. C3-83-640PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Justice.
Appellant Calvin Finch, an unclassified employee in the Governor’s Manpower Office (GMO), seeks damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) alleging he was wrongfully discharged by his superiors Sharon Wem-linger and Michael O’Donnell in retaliation for his exercise of his constitutional rights of free speech and petition. Following a jury verdict generally sustaining appellant’s claims, the trial court held as a matter of law that respondents Wemlinger and O’Donnell were entitled to a “qualified immunity” and ordered entry of judgment in their favor. We affirm.
In 1977 appellant…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Davis v. SchererSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
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