BOTELLO v. GAMMICK

No. 03-16618.

413 F.3d 971 (2005)

Rene BOTELLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard GAMMICK; John Helzer; Washoe County, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 23, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane K. Vaillancourt, Santa Cruz, California, and Terri Keyser-Cooper, Reno, Nevada, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Gregory R. Shannon and Richard A. Gammick, Reno, Nevada, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: NOONAN, THOMAS and FISHER, Circuit Judges.


FISHER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Rene Botello alleges that after he brought to light abuses in the Washoe County District Attorney's sexual assault response program, Washoe County District Attorney Richard Gammick and Deputy District Attorney John Helzer (the "prosecutors") retaliated against him for his protected First Amendment activity, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, defamed him and subjected him to intentional infliction of emotional distress. Botello...

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