Legal Opinion
Vicki L. Jones v. Paul H. Fitzgerald E.A. (Penny) Westfall Story County Sheriff's Office
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 22, 2002No. 01-1976PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
After resigning from her clerical support position with the Story County Sheriffs Office, Vicki L. Jones (Jones) sued the county, the county sheriff, Paul Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald), and the former chief deputy sheriff, E.A. (Penny) Westfall (Westfall) for adverse employment action and constructive discharge in violation of the First Amendment under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Following a jury verdict for Jones, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa denied the defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, motion for new trial.…
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