Ballard v. Muskogee Regional Medical Center

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff, a psychological technician at Defendant Muskogee Regional Medical Center (an entity of the city of Muskogee), brought an action against Defendant under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for First Amendment retaliation. Plaintiff claimed that she was terminated because she notified the County Health Department regarding the poor condition of a patient that Defendant had received from a referring facility. Defendant claimed that Plaintiff was terminated because of her poor work performance, including misrepresenting herself as a nurse to others and encouraging a…