Legal Opinion
Conaway v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1988No. 85-2914PublishedCited by 531 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-appellant brought this action against defendants-appellees claiming they had violated his First Amendment right to free speech and Fourteenth Amendment right to due process by wrongfully discharging him from public employment. Defendants thereafter filed a motion for summary judgment, which the district court granted. Plaintiff appeals this judgment and argues that genuine issues of material fact exist as to his liberty and property interest due process claims and as to his First Amendment claim.
I. Factual Background
Clyde Conaway, plaintiff, was hired on July 27, 1982, by the City…
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