Legal Opinion
James Durham v. Robert Jones
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 10, 2013No. 18-1906PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DAVIS wrote the opinion in which Judge MOTZ and Judge GREGORY joined.
DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from a $1.1 million jury award in favor of a terminated employee on a claim of retaliation for the exercise of his First Amendment rights.
A veteran deputy sheriff used pepper spray and physical force to subdue a motorcyclist fleeing from a fellow law enforcement officer. The deputy duly prepared his report of the incident and submitted the report to his superiors, who in turn passed it along to their ■ superiors. Alarmed that a'damages lawsuit…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Hope v. PelzerSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Chavez v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Kevin Buker v. Howard CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
- Dyer v. Maryland State Board of EducationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2016
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