AKINS v. FULTON COUNTY, GA.

No. 04-11888.

420 F.3d 1293 (2005)

Janice AKINS, Debra Blount, Natalie Revell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, John Gates, Individually, Vanessa Reynolds, Individually, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Ates, Miller, Billips & Ates, P.C., Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Carmen Robinson Alexander, Willie Jake Lovett, Jr., Robert L. Martin, Brenda King Woodard, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BLACK and WILSON, Circuit Judges, and NANGLE, District Judge.


WILSON, Circuit Judge:

In this case we review a decision granting a public employee qualified immunity with respect to Plaintiffs' claim of First Amendment retaliation. The district court granted qualified immunity after determining that the law regarding constructive discharge and protected speech was not clearly established. We think that it was. However, because one of the Plaintiffs did not resign, but requested and received a favorable transfer, she cannot state...

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