Stephen Medvick v. City of University City, Missouri Frank Ollendorff, City Manager of University City

The City of University City (City) discharged Stephen Medvick, a city mechanic, for using abusive language in violation of a city work rule. After unsuccessfully challenging the constitutionality of the work rule in state court, see Medvick v. Ollendorff, 772 S.W.2d 696 (Mo.Ct.App.1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1071, 110 S.Ct. 1116, 107 L.Ed.2d 1023 (1990), Medvick brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the City and the City’s manager, Frank Ollendorff, claiming the discharge violated his due process and freedom of speech rights. The district court granted the City and Ollendorff summary…