Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Carroll
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1994No. 93-2758PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Jack Dunn, formerly an employee of the Florissant Valley Fire Protection District, appeals from a summary judgment against him in his civil rights case against the District, two members of its board, and its fire chief. The District suspended Dunn for refusing to remove from his uniform an American flag patch, which did not conform to the District’s uniform code. He was later fired for calling the fire chief a “liar” during a public discussion of his suspension. Dunn sued the District and its officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988), claiming that they had…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Texas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Waters v. ChurchillSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Kincade v. City of Blue SpringsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Kevin Tindle v. Lou Caudell, Individually and in His Capacity as Chief of Police for the City of Little Rock City of Little Rock, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Swanson v. Van OtterlooDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1998
- Ronald Kincade v. City Of Blue Springs, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Davis v. Fulton County, Ark.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1995
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