Legal Opinion
Mikko v. City of Atlanta, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 26, 2017No. 15-15135PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ED CARNES, Chief Judge:
When Donald Mikko was hired by the Atlanta Police Department as the director of its crime lab, he negotiated a contract that allowed him to perform forensics consulting work for private parties in his spare time. After a Georgia district attorney learned that Mikko had written an expert report for and planned to testify in Florida on behalf of the defense in a criminal case, the district attorney contacted the Atlanta police chief to express his concerns. The police chief fired Mikko. Mikko sued the Georgia district attorney and one of his assistants, among others,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Hope v. PelzerSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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