Legal Opinion
Hoard v. Sizemore
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1999No. Nos. 97-5540, 97-5585PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaughtrey, J., joined by Gilman, J.,
BATCHELDER, J. (pp. 222-24), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.
Before us are two appeals, both related to a § 1983 action in which the plaintiffs alleged that their First Amendment rights were violated when Onzie Sizemore, as the newly elected county judge-executive of Leslie County, Kentucky, intentionally did *209not re-nomínate them for county employment in retaliation for failing to support his 1993 campaign.1 There are currently 19 plaintiffs before the court, all former employees of county offices.2
In the first appeal,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Siegert v. GilleySupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Locurto v. SafirCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Jack Frantz v. Village of Bradford, Shane DuffeyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Todd M. Johnson, Sr. v. Joseph Ganim, Ron Rapice, and City of BridgeportCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Rippy v. HattawayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. v. The Township Of Warrington, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
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