Legal Opinion
Peter Wenk v. Edward O'Reilly
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 15, 2015No. 14-3334PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Peter Wenk and Robin Wenk, parents of an intellectually-disabled 17-year-old girl, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various defendants, including Nancy Schott, the Director of Pupil Services at their daughter’s school. The Wenks allege that Schott filed a child abuse report about Peter Wenk in retaliation for the Wenks’ advocacy to change their daughter’s educational plan, and Schott therefore violated their First Amendment rights. The district court denied Schott qualified immunity, and Schott now appeals. The Wenks have moved…
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