Legal Opinion
Speak v. Whidden
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided February 26, 2021No. 2:18-cv-00826Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION VERNON SPEAK, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 2:18-cv-826-JLB-NPM STEVE WHIDDEN, in this official capacity as Sheriff of Hendry County, Florida, and STEVE WHIDDEN, in his individual capacity, Defendants. / ORDER Plaintiff Vernon Speak (“Sgt. Speak”) is a former detective-sergeant with the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office (“HCSO”). In January 2019, he was fired from his job by the Sheriff of Hendry County, Steve Whidden.1 Sgt. Speak alleges that Sheriff Whidden fired him because he blew the whistle on Sheriff Whidden’s improper…
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