COTTER v. UNIVERSITY

No. 97CA1028.

971 P.2d 687 (1998)

Christopher S. COTTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, in their official capacities, and Roger A. Kovar, in his official capacity as Dean of the University of Northern Colorado, and in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

December 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MurrayKittle, P.C., Rita Byrnes Kittle, Denver, Colorado; Lynn Palma & Associates, Lynn Palma, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Martha Phillips Allbright, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard A. Westfall, Solicitor General, Jack M. Wesoky, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Defendants-Appellees.


Opinion by Judge ROTHENBERG.

Plaintiff, Christopher S. Cotter, appeals the summary judgment entered in favor of defendant, Board of Trustees of the University of Northern Colorado (University). We reverse.

Cotter filed this action under 42 U.S.C. §1983 (1994) alleging that his First Amendment rights of free speech and association were violated when he was denied promotion and tenure at the University of Northern...

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