Legal Opinion
Shrum v. City of Coweta
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 8, 2006No. 04-7037PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellee Rex Shrum is both a law enforcement officer and a clergyman. After eight apparently successful years of juggling the two responsibilities, his relationship with the management of the police department soured, and the Chief of Police allegedly rearranged Officer Shram’s work schedule so it would conflict with his duties as a minister. Forced to choose between his police and his ministerial responsibilities, Officer Shram resigned from the police department and filed this lawsuit. We must now decide whether the City of Coweta and the Chief of Police…
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