Legal Opinion
Joyce C. Johnston v. Richard Koppes Robert Tousignant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1988No. 87-2980PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
Joyce C. Johnston brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Richard Koppes and Robert Tousignant, officials in the Department of Health Services of the State of California. Each side moved for summary judgment. Both motions were denied. Koppes and Tousignant appeal from the denial of their motion. The case involves the sensitive issue of the right of a government lawyer to exercise her constitutional rights outside the context of her employment by the government.
FACTS
Joyce Johnston is an attorney employed by the Department of Health Services in its legal division and…
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