Carboun v. City of Chandler

MEMORANDUM *

Plaintiffs John Carboun, who is a police officer with the City of Chandler, and his wife Karen Carboun appeal the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motions for summary judgment on Plaintiffs’ claims for First Amendment retaliation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and defamation under Arizona law. We affirm.

Regarding the First Amendment retaliation claim, we conclude that Officer Carboun’s letter to the city manager, while addressing several topics of varying public interest, sufficiently touched upon matters of public concern. See Cochran v. City of Los Angeles, 222 F.3d 1195,…