LANGLEY v. HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARK.

No. 03-3620.

393 F.3d 814 (2005)

Jerry LANGLEY, Plaintiff — Appellant, v. HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Defendant — Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 5, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Q. Byrum Hurst, Jr., Hot Springs, AR, for appellant.

Ralph C. Ohm, Hot Springs, AR, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BEAM and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Chief Judge.

In November 2002, C.T. "Jim" Homan was elected County Judge of Hot Spring County, Arkansas, defeating the incumbent. In December, Homan discharged Jerry Langley from his position as west end Road Foreman. Homan died in March 2003. The following month, Langley commenced this § 1983 action against the County, alleging that he was discharged because of "politics" in violation of his First Amendment rights of free speech and association. The district...

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