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KENT v. MARTIN

No. 00-6144.

252 F.3d 1141 (2001)

Donnis F. KENT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bruce MARTIN, in his individual capacity and in his official capacity as County Clerk of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; Alfalfa County Board of County Commissioners, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 13, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phyllis L. Walta, Walta & Walta, Hennessey, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James L. Gibbs, II (Chris J. Collins and Michael L. Carr on the brief), Collins, Zorn, Jones & Wagner, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BRISCOE, BALDOCK, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Donnis Kent, a former employee of the Alfalfa County Clerk's office, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging retaliatory discharge in violation of the First Amendment. Kent's employment as a deputy clerk was terminated six months after her unsuccessful campaign to unseat Bruce Martin as County Clerk and the publication in a local newspaper of her statements concerning Martin's job performance. She appeals the district court...

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