Legal Opinion
James Brooks v. Howard Arthur, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2012No. 11-1899PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs James Brooks and Donald Hamlette, corrections officers at the Correctional Unit in Rustburg, Virginia, sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendants unlawfully fired them for exercising their First Amendment rights to free speech. The Supreme Court has been quite clear, however, that “ ‘complaints about ... the employee’s own duties’ ” that are “filed with an employer using an internal grievance procedure ... do[ ] not relate to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rankin v. McPhersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. National Treasury Employees UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Borough of Duryea v. GuarnieriSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Kevin Buker v. Howard CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
- Richard Crouse v. Town of Moncks CornerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
- James Durham v. Robert JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
- Norris Carey, Jr. v. Joanne ThroweCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2020
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