Legal Opinion
Jonathan J. Sprague v. Spokane Valley Fire Department
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 21, 2016No. 33352-3-IIIPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*24Korsmo, J.
¶1 Jonathan Sprague challenges the dismissal at summary judgment of his wrongful termination action, arguing that the Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) violated his First Amendment rights. We affirm.
FACTS
¶2 Mr. Sprague served as a captain for SVFD. He formed the Spokane Christian Firefighters Fellowship (SCFF) and in 2011 began distributing newsletters and meeting notices for that group via the SVFD e-mail system. Captain Sprague’s use of the e-mail system begat controversy and spiraled into this litigation.
¶3 His messages concerning SCFF meetings often contained scriptural…
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- Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Widmar v. VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Lybbert v. Grant CountyWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- City of Seattle v. EzeWashington Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Sprague v. Spokane Valley Fire Dep'tWashington Supreme Court · 2018
- Sprague v. Spokane Valley Fire Dep'tWashington Supreme Court · 2017