Legal Opinion
Lamon Griggs v. Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2019No. 18-60401PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:
Lamon Griggs served as Chickasaw County's Solid Waste Enforcement Officer for fifteen years before the County's Board of Supervisors unanimously eliminated his position in 2015. After his position was eliminated, Griggs brought a First Amendment retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Chickasaw County. Griggs alleged that his position was eliminated because he was running for sheriff as an Independent and against the Board's preferred candidate, a Democrat. The matter went to trial, and a jury found for Griggs.
The County now appeals. We AFFIRM.
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