Legal Opinion
Khalid Choudhry v. Leo D. Jenkins
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 1977No. 76-1967PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
On June 24, 1976, Khalid Choudhry, a Pakistani resident alien, was terminated from his position as a correctional officer at the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City, Indiana, after making certain critical com-, ments about the prison’s administration to the press. About a week after his dismissal, Choudhry filed a verified 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint alleging that his dismissal by the defendant prison officials had unconstitutionally infringed upon his free speech rights secured to him under the First and *1087Fourteenth Amendments.1 Plaintiff sought damages as well as…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Graham v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by53 opinions
- William L. Tippens, Deceased, Nell P. Tippens, Individually and as Widow of William L. Tippens v. The Celotex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Kennett-Murray Corporation v. John E. BoneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- National Presto Industries, Inc. v. The West Bend Company, Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
- Robert v. Baer v. David Chase Chase Films Inc., a Delaware Corporation John Does A-ZCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- Ayres v. Indian Heights Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1986
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