BALLARD v. MUSKOGEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Nos. 99-7132 & 00-7004.

238 F.3d 1250 (2001)

Paula Ballard, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Muskogee Regional Medical Center, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 29, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:

Terry Todd, Leslie C. Weeks, and Elizabeth Hall of Rodolf & Todd, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellant.

James G. Wilcoxen of Wilcoxen & Wilcoxen, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and Nathan H. Young, III, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BRORBY, McKAY, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff, a psychological technician at Defendant Muskogee Regional Medical Center (an entity of the city of Muskogee), brought an action against Defendant under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for First Amendment retaliation. Plaintiff claimed that she was terminated because she notified the County Health Department regarding the poor condition of a patient that Defendant had received from a referring facility. Defendant claimed...

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