Legal Opinion

Grantham v. Trickey

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 12, 1994No. 93-1143PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Lee L. Grantham appeals the district court’s1 order granting summary judgment to the defendants on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 First Amendment wrongful discharge claim. Grantham claimed he was discharged from his job in the Missouri Sex Offender Program (“MOSOP”) in retaliation for criticizing the operation of the program. The district court held that the defendants were entitled to qualified immunity on Grantham’s First Amendment damages claim and denied equitable relief as being inappropriate on the facts of this case. We affirm.

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Grantham was hired as a Caseworker I for MOSOP…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Laverne Belk v. City of Eldon, Scott Harrison, Steve Wood, Brad Veach, Ron BlyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  2. Kincade v. City of Blue SpringsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  3. Ronald Kincade v. City Of Blue Springs, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  4. Shockency v. Ramsey CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. Melodi Navab-Safavi v. Broadcasting Board of GovenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011

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