Legal Opinion
MOSHOLDER v. Barnhardt
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 11, 2012No. 10-2586PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES G. CARR, District Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Ruth Mosholder appeals from a grant of summary judgment on her First Amendment retaliation claim to Defendant-Appellees Patricia Barn hardt and Dewayne Burton, former and current wardens, respectively, at the Thumb Correctional Facility, a state prison in Michigan.
For the following reasons, we REVERSE and REMAND the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
Background
A. Mosholder’s Work History
Mosholder has held the position of Corrections Officer E-9 at the Michigan Department of Corrections’ (MDOC) Thumb Correctional Facility (TCF)…
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