WMX Technologies, Inc. v. Miller

The majority opinion tells government officials that they may freely savage the reputation and goodwill of a citizen whose principal “sin” appears to have been a belief in the fair treatment of those who petition local government. In so doing, the majority unduly limits the reach of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which was specifically designed to protect the property and liberty of all citizens, and misinterprets Soranno’s Gasco, Inc. v. Morgan, 874 F.2d 1310 (9th Cir.1989)’. Accordingly, I dissent from Parts 1 and 2 of the majority opinion.1

I. FACTS

The appeal arrives here on the bare bones of the…