Shockey v. City of Portland

Plaintiff contends that the City of Portland (city) and two of its employees, defendants Lang and Irvin, fired him in retaliation for his circulating a petition protesting a work policy. He alleged claims for common law wrongful discharge and under 42 USC § 1983, 1 asserting that defendants violated his right to free speech under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. He also brought a claim against Lang and Irvin as individuals, alleging that they had intentionally interfered with his economic relations with city. He sought punitive damages on his § 1983 claim and, under 42 USC § 1988, 2…