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ROSE v. STEPHENS

No. 00-6542.

291 F.3d 917 (2002)

Gary W. ROSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert F. STEPHENS, individually and in his official capacity as Secretary of the Justice Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed June 3, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Pafunda (argued and briefed), Pafunda Law Offices, Lexington, KY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Sheryl G. Snyder (argued and briefed), David L. Hoskins (briefed), Frost, Brown & Todd, Louisville, KY, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before NORRIS, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Gary W. Rose appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant Robert F. Stephens in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Plaintiff argues that his termination from the position of Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Kentucky Whistleblower Act, K.R.S. Chapter 61. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the district...

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