Legal Opinion
Thomas G. Koch v. City of Hutchinson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1988No. 83-2561PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON REHEARING EN BANC
STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff/appellant Thomas Koch was demoted from Fire Marshal for the City of Hutchinson (the “City”) in part because of a written report he prepared in the course of his official duties in which he stated his professional opinion as to the cause of a fire. He contends that the report was protected speech under the First Amendment and could not therefore be the basis for his demotion. After a jury verdict in Koch’s favor, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas granted the City’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the…
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