Legal Opinion
Finn v. State of New Mexico
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 11, 2001No. 00-2276PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTEN, District Judge.
Defendant-Appellant, Secretary of the New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department, appeals from the district court’s order denying: 1) his request for summary judgment on Plaintiff-Appel-lee’s claim of wrongful termination in violation of his First Amendment rights; and 2) his claim of qualified immunity. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we AFFIRM.
Background
Plaintiff was a classified employee of the New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department (“the Department”) from 1974, when he began working for the Department. See ApltApp. at…
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