Legal Opinion
Donald L. Meek v. County of Riverside, and Albert J. Wojcik, Judge, Riverside Municipal Court Rodney Walker, Judge, Riverside Municipal Court
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1999No. 97-56531PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge BRUNETTI; Dissent by Judge FERGUSON.
*964BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge.
• Donald L. Meek brought a section 1983 action against the County of Riverside and two municipal court judges alleging that his First Amendment right to campaign for public office had been violated when he was constructively fired in retaliation for his seeking election to a municipal court judgeship. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state grounds upon which relief can be granted. The district court denied the individually named defendants’ motion to dismiss finding that they were not…
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