Legal Opinion
James Patrick Price v. Thomas H. Brittain, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1989No. 88-3342PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
We consider here the thin line between disruptive rumor-spreading and protected “whistle-blowing” in a civil service employee discharge case. Plaintiff, James Patrick Price, was a social worker employed at the Feliciana Forensic Facility, a Louisiana state mental health hospital, until his termination on September 15, 1982. Defendant Thomas Brittain, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the State Department of Health and Human Resources (“DHHR”), terminated Price for having spread unsubstantiated rumors, failing adequately to protect the confidential records of patients,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Timothy Kirkland v. Northside Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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