HELGET v. CITY OF HAYS, KANSAS

No. 15-3093.

844 F.3d 1216 (2017)

Firma HELGET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF HAYS, KANSAS; Toby Dougherty; and Donald Scheibler, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed January 4, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew L. Hoppock , The Hoppock Law Firm, LLC, Overland Park, Kansas, for Appellant.

Jessica L. Skladzien ( Alan L. Rupe with her on the brief), Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Wichita, Kansas, for Appellees Dougherty and Scheibler, and Amy J. Luck ( Michael J. Seck with her on the brief), Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, LLP, Overland Park, Kansas, for Appellee City of Hays, Kansas.

Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, LUCERO, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.


Firma Helget worked for the City of Hays, Kansas, as the administrative secretary for the Hays Police Department. In 2012, the City terminated Helget, and she initiated this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the City, City Manager Toby Dougherty, and Police Chief Donald Scheibler, alleging they violated her First Amendment...

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