BELK v. CITY OF ELDON

No. 99-3911.

228 F.3d 872 (2000)

Laverne BELK, Appellee, v. CITY OF ELDON, Scott Harrison, Steve Wood, Brad Veach, Ron Bly, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 2, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Berry, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellant.

Carla G. Holste, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.

Before: WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, BEAM, and BYE, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Chief Judge.

Laverne Belk, formerly an employee of the city of Eldon, Missouri, filed suit against the city and Scott Harrison, Steve Wood, Brad Veach, and Ron Bly, four members of its Board of Aldermen, in their individual capacities (collectively, the defendants), claiming that her discharge was in retaliation for the exercise of her First Amendment rights. The district court1 entered judgment on the jury's verdict for the plaintiff...

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