JOHNSON v. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR.

No. 93-35353.

48 F.3d 420 (1995)

Jan JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, a political subdivision of State of Oregon; William McKinley; Paul Yarborough, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thad M. Guyer, Medford, OR, for plaintiff-appellant.

Steven J. Nemirow, Deputy County Counsel, Portland, OR, for defendants-appellees.

Before NORRIS, THOMPSON, and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

Jan Johnson appeals an adverse summary judgment on her claim for violation of her First Amendment right to free speech. Johnson claims that she was fired from her county job because of statements she made about her supervisor, statements she claims were protected by the First Amendment. The district court ruled that her speech was not protected, entered summary judgment against her § 1983 claim and dismissed her pendent state...

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