CHESSER v. SPARKS

No. 99-14594.

248 F.3d 1117 (2001)

Angie CHESSER, a.k.a. Angie Kimball, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Amos SPARKS, individually and in his official capacity as Haralson County Commissioner, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benton J. Mathis, Jr., Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Susan Marie Garrett, Decatur, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, HULL and PROPST, Circuit Judges.


TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether the defendant county Commissioner, who is being sued for money damages in his individual capacity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, is entitled to qualified immunity with respect to the plaintiff's claims that he terminated her employment in violation of her First Amendment rights of free speech and freedom of association. The district court denied the Commissioner's motion to dismiss, holding...

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