Legal Opinion
Lily Keyser Maria Sofia Robledo Richard M. Cisneros v. Sacramento City Unified School District, a Public Entity and James Sweeney
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 7, 2001No. 99-17562PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Dissent by Judge BETTY B. FLETCHER.
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a public employee has qualified immunity from suit for allegedly retaliating against subordinates who accused him of illegally using federal money.
I
The Sacramento City Unified School District (“District”) has a total kindergarten through twelfth grade enrollment of approximately 50,000 students. Defendant Jim Sweeney was hired by the District in August 1994 as Deputy Superintendent of the District. As Deputy Superintendent, he supervised thirteen high level administrators who…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Waters v. ChurchillSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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- Gilbrook v. City of WestminsterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- McVey v. StacyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Alejandro-DeLeon v. University & Community College System of NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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