Legal Opinion

Netta Banks v. Wolfe County Board of Education

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 6, 2003No. 01-5985PublishedCited by 165 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POLSTER, D.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which GILMAN, J., joined. GIBBONS, J. (pp. 898-899), delivered a separate concurring opinion.

OPINION

POLSTER, District Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Netta Banks appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Defendants-Appellees Wolfe County Board of Education, Stephen Butcher, and Howard Osborne on her First Amendment retaliation claim. For the reasons set forth below, the judgment of the district court is REVERSED and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. Background

In 1993,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  3. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by165 opinions

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