MEEK v. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

No. 97-56531.

183 F.3d 962 (1999)

Donald L. MEEK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, Defendant, and Albert J. Wojcik, Judge, Riverside Municipal Court; Rodney Walker, Judge, Riverside Municipal Court, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc J. Poster, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Beverly Hills, California, for the defendants-appellants.

George W. Shaeffer, Jr., Breon & Shaeffer, Irvine, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: FERGUSON, BRUNETTI, and T. G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge BRUNETTI; Dissent Judge FERGUSON.

BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge.

Donald L. Meek brought a section 1983 action against the County of Riverside and two municipal court judges alleging that his First Amendment right to campaign for public office had been violated when he was constructively fired in retaliation for his seeking election to a municipal court judgeship. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint...

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