TYLER v. CITY OF MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS

No. 95-1146.

72 F.3d 568 (1995)

John D. TYLER, Appellant, v. The CITY OF MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS; Paul Doak, individually and in his official capacity as Chief of the Mountain Home Police Department, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed December 26, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Lingle, argued, Rogers, AR, for appellant.

Jeanette Denham, argued, North Little Rock, AR (Roger Morgan, Mountain Home, AR, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, ROSS, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


ROSS, Circuit Judge.

John D. Tyler brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, claiming that the City of Mountain Home, Arkansas, and Paul Doak, Chief of the Mountain Home Police Department (appellees), wrongfully demoted him from his position as sergeant in the Mountain Home Police Department in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment right to speak on matters of public concern. The district court1 granted summary judgment in favor...

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