BRICKEY v. HALL

No. 14-1910.

828 F.3d 298 (2016)

Randall E. BRICKEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robb HALL, Defendant-Appellant, and Dickie Dye; T. Michael Taylor; Erik C. Puckett; Neil Johnson; C. Todd Young; Tom Holly; Vincent Maiden, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 8, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jeremy E. Carroll , Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellant. Edward Kyle McNew , Michiehamlett PLLC, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Andrea Kay Hopkins , Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellant. Hilary K. Johnson , Abingdon, Virginia, for Appellee.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Duncan and Judge Keenan joined.


Police officer Randall Brickey was fired for comments he made as a candidate for town council that were critical of his employer, the Saltville Police Department, and its Police Chief, Rob Hall. Brickey filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for retaliatory discharge in violation of the First Amendment. The district court denied...

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