Legal Opinion
McKinley v. City of Eloy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1983No. 81-5850PublishedCited by 302 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff B. Michael McKinley was a probationary employee of the Eloy, Arizona Police Department. During his probationary period, plaintiff joined a labor organization and, as its representative, publicly criticized the City’s decision not to give police officers an annual raise. Plaintiff was also the subject of a citizen’s complaint for use of excessive force during this probationary period. Plaintiff was subsequently fired and brought a section 1983 action against the City in federal district court. 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Supp. IV 1980). The jury found that plaintiff’s…
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