SHRUM v. CITY OF COWETA, OKLA.

No. 04-7037.

449 F.3d 1132 (2006)

Rex SHRUM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF COWETA, OKLAHOMA, a Municipal corporation; Steven C. Whitlock, individually, Defendants, and Derrick Palmer, individually, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Howard Lieber, James C. Hodges and Shannan Pinkham Passley of Eller & Detrich, P.C., Tulsa, OK, for Defendants-Appellants.

James Patrick Hunt and Douglas D. Vernier of James R. Moore & Associates, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, McWILLIAMS, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.


McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellee Rex Shrum is both a law enforcement officer and a clergyman. After eight apparently successful years of juggling the two responsibilities, his relationship with the management of the police department soured, and the Chief of Police allegedly rearranged Officer Shrum's work schedule so it would conflict with his duties as a minister. Forced to choose between his police and his ministerial responsibilities, Officer Shrum...

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