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STOUGH v. GALLAGHER

No. 91-3913.

967 F.2d 1523 (1992)

John D. STOUGH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter J. GALLAGHER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 7, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Yates Rumbley, Eubanks, Hilyard, Rumbley, Meier & Lengauer, P.A., Orlando, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Alton G. Pitts, Orlando, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KRAVITCH and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this public employee demotion case, we affirm the district court's ruling that a sheriff is not entitled to qualified immunity for the demotion of a deputy based upon the deputy's political speech.

I. FACTS

In 1988, Lawson L. Lamar, the Sheriff of Orange County, Florida, announced that he would not run for reelection. Walter J. Gallagher, a captain and sector commander with the Sheriff's Office announced his candidacy...

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