Legal Opinion
Huppert v. City of Pittsburg
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 21, 2009No. 06-17362, 07-16600PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
We examine the question whether a state police officer’s speech, in different forms, is protected under the First Amendment from retaliatory actions taken by that officer’s superiors. Plaintiffs Ron Huppert and Javier Salgado appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Appellees, the City of Pittsburg and individual police officers within the Pittsburg Police Department (“PPD”), dismissing their claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
We hold that the speech at issue was given pursuant to Huppert and Salgado’s job duties, and therefore affirm the…
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