Legal Opinion
John D. Stough v. Walter J. Gallagher
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 1992No. 91-3913PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this public employee demotion case, we affirm the district court’s ruling that a sheriff is not entitled to qualified immunity for the demotion of a deputy based upon the deputy’s political speech.
I. FACTS
In 1988, Lawson L. Lamar, the Sheriff of Orange County, Florida, announced that he would not run for reelection. Walter J. Gallagher, a captain and sector commander with the Sheriff’s Office announced his candidacy for sheriff. John D. Stough, another Sheriff’s Office captain and sector commander, decided to support another deputy and candidate, Terry James. During…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Watkins v. BowdenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Morgan v. FordCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- McCabe v. SharrettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Janice Akins v. Fulton County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Cromer v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
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