Legal Opinion
Lytle v. Carl
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 1, 2004No. Nos. 02-16244, 03-15126, 03-15181PublishedCited by 259 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Clark County School District (“the District”) appeals a judgment entered on a jury verdict in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by plaintiff-appellee Trudi Lytle, a kindergarten teacher in the District. Lytle contended at trial that the District violated her constitutional rights by retaliating against her because of an earlier action she had brought, and won, against the District. The district court denied the District’s post-trial motion for a judgment as a matter of law. The district court first held that municipal liability…
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