Legal Opinion
Tamela Muir v. Decatur County, Iowa
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 8, 2019No. 18-1057PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
*1052 Plaintiff Tamela Muir was fired by the acting Decatur County Sheriff, Ben Boswell, shortly after her husband, Bert Muir, had been removed as Sheriff. Tamela alleges that Boswell fired her simply because she was married to Bert and that Boswell therefore violated her First Amendment right to intimate association. Boswell and Decatur County moved for summary judgment, arguing that Boswell was entitled to qualified immunity and that the County was not subject to liability. The district court denied summary judgment. We reverse.
I. Background
The three main parties in this…
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