Legal Opinion
Walter Dartland v. Metropolitan Dade County, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Sergio Pereira
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 27, 1989No. 88-5273PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Sergio Pereira appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity in a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983. After reviewing the relevant first amendment law in the light of the specifics of this case, we reverse.
Sergio Pereira, the Dade County Manager, proposed the merger of the Dade County Consumer Advocate’s Office into the county’s Office of Consumer Protection. In an interview about the proposed merger, Walter Dartland, the Dade County Consumer Advocate, told a reporter for the Miami Herald that Pereira…
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