Legal Opinion
Kincade v. City of Blue Springs
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1995No. 94-2611PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Ronald Kincade brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, claiming that the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, and several City officials (Appellants) violated his First Amendment rights by discharging him from his employment as the City Engineer/Director of Public Works. The district court1 denied the Appellants’ motions for summary judgment. The Appellants appeal, contending that Kin-cade’s speech is not constitutionally protected, they are entitled to qualified immunity, and insufficient evidence of causation exists between Kincade’s speech and his termination. We affirm.
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