Legal Opinion
Barnard v. Jackson County
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1995No. 93-3758PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
James Barnard appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Jackson County and seven individual legislators on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 cause of action, which alleged retaliatory discharge in violation of his First Amendment rights. Barnard argues that the district court misapplied the applicable law in determining that no genuine factual issue exists. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. BACKGROUND
James Barnard worked as the legislative auditor for Jackson County, Missouri, from 1985 until his termination by the legislature in 1990. The legislative…
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