Legal Opinion
Gary W. Rose v. Robert F. Stephens, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Justice Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 3, 2002No. 00-6542PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Gary W. Rose appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant Robert F. Stephens in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Plaintiff argues that his termination from the position of Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Kentucky Whistleblower Act, K.R.S. Chapter 61. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant.
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Plaintiff was appointed to the position of Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police in 1995…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
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