Legal Opinion
Eckerman v. Tennessee Department of Safety
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2010No. 09-6181PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
This is a constitutional tort case brought by a Tennessee highway patrolman who claims he was demoted due to his affiliation with the Republican Party. The plaintiff, Robert Eckerman, employed by defendant Tennessee Department of Safety, was demoted from lieutenant to sergeant on December 6, 2006. In an administrative proceeding before the Tennessee Civil Service Commission, Judge Joyce Carter-Ball reversed the demotion with findings of fact and conclusions of law on March 11, 2008, holding that the plaintiff had not violated any rules and policies of the…
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