BINKLEY v. CITY OF TACOMA

No. 55888-4.

114 Wn.2d 373 (1990)

787 P.2d 1366

KENNETH L. BINKLEY, Appellant, v. THE CITY OF TACOMA, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Padilla Skrinar, for appellant.

Robert J. Backstein, City Attorney, and William J. Barker, Mark L. Bubenik, and George S. Karavitis, Assistants, for respondent.


DURHAM, J.

Kenneth L. Binkley challenges the constitutionality of a municipality's employment decision. He alleges that the City of Tacoma (Tacoma) violated his right of free speech by reassigning him to another job after he lodged a complaint against his supervisor. He also alleges that the working conditions at his new job constituted constructive discharge. In an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the trial court found...

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