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BELCHER v. CITY OF McALESTER, OKLAHOMA

No. 02-7076.

324 F.3d 1203 (2003)

Steve BELCHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF McALESTER, OKLAHOMA, a municipal corporation; Joe Benson and Randy Green, individually, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 8, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas D. Vernier (James R. Moore and James Patrick Hunt with him on the briefs), James R. Moore & Associates, P.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for the Plaintiff-Appellant.

Charles S. Plumb (Jon E. Brightmire and R. Charles Wilkin III with him on the brief), Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, L.L.P., Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Defendants-Appellees.

Before BRISCOE, ANDERSON, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Steve Belcher, a firefighter in McAlester, Oklahoma, claims that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was reprimanded for urging members of the McAlester City Council ("Council") not to approve the purchase of a new fire truck. Because Belcher could have expressed his concerns in a less disruptive manner, the district court ruled that Belcher's speech was not protected by the First Amendment...

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