Hartwell v. City of Montgomery, AL

OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Lee Hartwell, who claims he was unlawfully demoted within the City of Montgomery Fire Department, brings this lawsuit alleging a violation of his First Amendment right to free speech, as enforced through the Fourteenth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as a state-law claim challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his demotion. Hartwell’s federal claim is solely against defendant Kelly D. Gordon, a fire department district chief, in his individual capacity; Hartwell claims that Gordon caused his demotion in violation of the…