Legal Opinion
Wendy Thomas v. County of Riverside Sheriff's
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 18, 2014No. 12-55470, 12-55812PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Plaintiffs Wendy Thomas and her labor union appeal the grant of summary judgment on their First Amendment retaliation claims, and defendants cross-appeal a later order denying them attorneys’ fees. We review the grant of summary judgment de novo, Crane v. Conoco, Inc., 41 F.3d 547, 549 (9th Cir.1994), and the denial of attorneys’ fees for abuse of discretion, Tutor-Saliba Corp. v. City of Hailey, 452 F.3d 1055, 1059 (9th Cir.2006).
On summary judgment in a First Amendment retaliation case, a plaintiff must provide evidence of materially adverse employment actions that are “reasonably…
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