Legal Opinion
Morris v. City of Chillicothe
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 14, 2008No. 06-3995PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Russell J. Morris brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, claiming that the police chief of the Chillicothe, Missouri, Police Department (“the department”), various Chillicothe city council members, and the City of Chillicothe (collectively the defendants) 1 terminated him in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment right of freedom of association with an attorney. The district court 2 granted summary judgment for defendants, concluding that Morris failed to show that his hiring an attorney was a substantial or motivating factor in his termination. Morris…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Clarence Putman v. Unity Health SystemCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Smith v. Allen Health SystemsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Thomas v. CorwinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- William E. Hughes v. Alan S. WhitmerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by92 opinions
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