Rather v. Conte

Opinion by

Judge PIERCE.

In this action alleging claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1981), plaintiffs, Paul Rather, Paul Gonzales, Timothy Soncrant, and Richard Kailey, inmates at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility (AVCF), appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered in favor of defendants, Terry Conte, Larry Owens, Bill Burdges, John Wyatt, and Richard Marez, employees of the Colorado Department of Corrections. We affirm.

Plaintiffs were terminated from their various jobs in the AVCF dishroom and physical plant for being absent from their work assignments in violation of certain AVCF Posted…