Legal Opinion
Alpha Energy Savers, Inc., an Oregon Corporation Robert Obrist v. Diane Hansen Multnomah County Judy Swendsen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2004No. 03-35142PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to consider the scope of constitutional protection afforded to public contractors who serve as witnesses in judicial and administrative proceedings. Robert Obrist testified at a grievance hearing, and filed an affidavit and agreed to be listed as a witness in a federal discrimination lawsuit, on behalf of a former employee of Multnomah County. The County and two of its employees, Diane Hansen and Judy Swendsen (collectively referred to as “the defendants”), allegedly retaliated against Obrist by manipulating the County’s contracting procedures in…
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