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TYGRETT v. WASHINGTON

No. 72-1876.

543 F.2d 840 (1974)

James R. TYGRETT, Appellant, v. Walter E. WASHINGTON, Commissioner, District of Columbia, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 23, 1974.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn R. Graves, Washington, D.C., with whom John W. Karr, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Leo N. Gorman, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., for the District of Columbia, with whom C. Francis Murphy, Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, BASTIAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and ROBINSON, Circuit Judge.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

This appeal brings on for review a judgment of the District Court sustaining the discharge of a District of Columbia police officer by his superiors. We find, upon analysis of the record, that the dismissal was directly attributable to statements by the officer of his views on a matter of public as well as individual concern. We find, too, that the judgment lacks the support of...

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