Hagan v. Quinn

OPINION

SUE E. MYERSCOUGH, U.S. District Judge:

This cause is before the Court on the Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint filed by Defendants Patrick J. Quinn, Jerome Stermer, and Yelisha Haddox. Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED as to Plaintiffs’ federal claim. As a matter of law, Plaintiffs’ lawsuit to protect their jobs was not constitutionally protected speech. In any event, Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity from damages. Further, the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’ state law claim.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Plaintiffs’ Underlying Lawsuit

Plai…