McDANIEL v. WOODARD

No. 89-7021.

886 F.2d 311 (1989)

Syble McDANIEL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas B. WOODARD, IV, individually and in his official capacity as District Judge of Pickens County, Alabama, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Weinberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montgomery, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

John C. Falkenberry, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Syble Z. McDaniel sued Thomas B. Woodard, IV, the state district judge of Pickens County, Alabama,1 alleging that she was discharged from her employment as Judge Woodard's confidential secretary in violation of her first amendment rights. The district court denied Judge Woodard's summary judgment motion, which asserted qualified immunity. We reverse and remand, directing the district court to enter summary judgment...

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