Legal Opinion
James D. Thomas v. John Carpenter
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1989No. 88-6507PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
We must consider in this case the right of a public employee to seek election to the position occupied by his supervisor, free from retaliatory action against him when he fails. Under the circumstances of this case, we hold that the public employee states a cause of action.
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Appellant James D. Thomas, a Lieutenant for the County of Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department, appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his second-amended complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Thomas’s complaint alleges civil…
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3Cited by72 opinions
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