Legal Opinion
Churchill v. Waters
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 1992No. 91-2288PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Cheryl R. Churchill appeals the district court's entry of summary judgment against her claim that the defendants fired her because she spoke out on a matter of public concern, namely the reduced quality of nursing care in the hospital’s obstetrics department as a result of a recently instituted cross-training program. Because we hold that Churchill's speech is a matter of public concern when viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff Churchill (as we review the entry of summary judgment), we reverse.
I. FACTS
McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Illinois hired…
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