Legal Opinion
Thompson v. McDowell
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided June 2, 1987No. Civ. A. 83-09PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BERTELSMAN, District Judge:
This matter is presently before the court on defendants’ motion for summary judgment. This motion for summary judgment requires the court to determine whether a public employee’s speech is of sufficient public concern to merit protection under the First Amendment against retaliatory disciplinary action taken against the employee by his employer.
FACTS
Joe Thompson, plaintiff herein, was employed by the Kentucky Bureau for the Blind as a training officer, instructor, and maintenance supervisor. By letter of March 18, 1982, Thompson was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Glen McMurphy v. City of Flushing, and Bernard Van Osdale, Vernon Royston, Individually and JointlyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Charles L. Boals, Cross-Appellant v. Frank H. Gray, Superintendent, Ohio State Reformatory, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Lawrence J. Ferrara v. Thomas MillsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Robert Barnes (86-6261) and Joe Thompson (87-5776) v. Charles McDowell Ed Fossett, and Sam SerraglioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Galen Nelson v. Jefferson County, KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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