Sartaine v. Pennington

Trina Sartaine and her waste management company, Elliott County Sanitation, Inc., brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the defendants, County Executive Charles Pennington and the Elliott County Fiscal Court, on a claim of retaliation against the plaintiffs for the exercise of their rights of free speech and association under the First Amendment. Specifically, Sartaine contended that her contract with the county to collect solid waste was terminated because she actively campaigned against Pennington in his bid for election to the position of county executive. She also claimed…