Legal Opinion
Diruzza v. County of Tehama
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 21, 2000No. 98-15997PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge W. FLETCHER; Dissent by Judge O’SCANNLAIN.
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Sherol DiRuzza was a deputy sheriff in Tehama County from 1992 to 1995. During the election season in 1994, she supported incumbent Sheriff Mike Blanusa in his bid for reelection. Blanusa lost to Sheriff Robert Heard, one of the defendants in this case. DiRuzza asserts that defendants Heard and Undersheriff Jerry Floyd caused her to lose her job as a result of her political activity in support of Blanusa.
The district court concluded that DiRuzza’s political activities were not protected under the…
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