STONE v. PEACOCK

No. 91-8330.

968 F.2d 1163 (1992)

Calvin J. STONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James E. PEACOCK, individually and in his former official capacity as an officer of the Georgia Department of Corrections, L.C. Strange, individually and in his official capacity as an officer of the Georgia Department of Corrections, Vince Fallin, individually and in his official capacity as an officer of the Georgia Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Nelson, III, Nelson and Hill, Amy S. Gellins, Athens, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

John C. Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., Georgia State Law Dept., Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees — except Peacock.

Kenneth L. Shigley, Atlanta, Ga., for Peacock.

Before KRAVITCH and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff Calvin J. Stone lost a jury verdict as to two defendants, and a directed verdict as to another, in his suit against officers of the Georgia Department of Corrections claiming they terminated his employment in retaliation for his speaking out about the improper use of public property and funds. We affirm the directed verdict on the ground there was insufficient evidence to go to the jury on the issue of liability as to one defendant. As to the...

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