Legal Opinion
Anthony Gibson v. Jeffrey Kilpatrick
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 20, 2016No. 15-60583PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
In this First Amendment retaliation case against the City of Drew, Mississippi, its former chief of police, Anthony Gibson, alleges that he was fired for suing the mayor, Jeffrey Kilpatrick, for retaliation. We affirm a summary judgment, concluding that although Gibson spoke as a citizen, his suit against Kilpatrick in his personal capacity was not on a matter of public concern and thus was not protected speech. Gibson’s state-law claim of malicious interference with employment (“MIE”) against Kilpatrick is barred because Gibson failed to bring notice of the…
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