Legal Opinion
Stacy Altonen v. City of Minneapolis William McManus Individually, and in His Capacity as Chief of Police for the City of Minneapolis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2007No. 06-3527PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Stacy Altonen, a lieutenant in the Minneapolis Police Department, sued the City of Minneapolis and Chief of Police William McManus under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging retaliation in violation of the First Amendment for her support of a competing candidate for chief. The district court 1 granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and Altonen appeals. We affirm.
Altonen was hired by the Minneapolis Police Department in September 1987 and received several promotions. On February 9, 2003, then Chief of Police Robert Olson appointed Altonen to inspector. She was notified at…
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