Civil Rights Action by Deputy Sheriff

In Lauck v. Campbell Cty., No. 09-8085, a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming that plaintiff deputy sheriff was improperly transferred and constructively discharged, the court affirmed summary judgment for defendants where 1) plaintiff’s claim that he was demoted and constructively discharged in violation of due process failed because he did not produce sufficient evidence that he was constructively discharged, was entitled to a hearing, or was provided an inadequate hearing; and 2) there was no merit to plaintiff’s First Amendment claim because he identified only one instance of speech that may be constitutionally protected, and he did not show a causal connection between that speech and the allegedly retaliatory action by defendants.

 

Related Resources

  • Read the Tenth Circuit’s Decision in Lauck v. Campbell Cty., No. 09-8085

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