Legal Opinion

Harris v. Sjostrand

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 31, 2001No. Nos. 00-16666, 00-16672; D.C. No. CV-98-04553-CRB/JLPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

Appellants Gary Yancey and Allen Sjostrand appeal the district court’s order denying their motions for summary judgment on grounds of qualified immunity in Appellee’s action alleging termination in retaliation for constitutionally protected speech. We affirm. The facts are familiar to the parties, so we will not recite them except as necessary to explain our decision.

1. The district court correctly determined that the content of Harris’ speech- — -which included allegations that Inspector Todd had omitted exculpatory evidence from a report, ransacked a room during execution of a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Jan Johnson v. Multnomah County, Oregon, a Political Subdivision of State of Oregon William McKinley Paul YarboroughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. Hyland v. WonderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992

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