Legal Opinion
William R. Glass v. Alfred H. Dachel and County of Chippewa
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 11, 1993No. 92-3133PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
A county sheriff reprimanded a deputy for complaining to a fellow officer about the possible theft of a lawn mower from the county’s property room. The district court granted the plaintiff deputy summary judgment. The issues on appeal are whether the sheriff deprived the deputy of his First Amendment rights, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and whether the sheriff enjoys qualified immunity from any damages. We conclude that the deputy’s speech did concern a public matter, but we reverse the district court because a material issue of fact is in dispute as to whether the sheriffs reasons…
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