Legal Opinion
Gaspers v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2011No. 09-3829PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-Appellants appeal the district court’s partial denial of their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity in this Section 1983 action brought by the Gaspers, a married couple claiming that William Gaspers was terminated and Aldine Gaspers was demoted and transferred because they were married to each other, in violation of their First Amendment rights. We AFFIRM the district court’s decision.
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Plaintiff William Gaspers (William) met plaintiff Aldine Gaspers (Aldine) in March 1996. Shortly thereafter, William and Al-dine began dating,…
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