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DIXON v. KIRKPATRICK

No. 07-6201.

553 F.3d 1294 (2009)

Rajeanna DIXON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cathy KIRKPATRICK, in her individual capacity, Defendant-Appellant, Oklahoma Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 8, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jami J. Fenner, Lester, Loving & Davies, P.C., Edmond, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

M. Daniel Weitman, Assistant Attorney General (Kindanne C. Jones, with him on the brief), Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before MURPHY, McKAY and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.

McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Rajeanna Dixon, an investigative assistant for the Oklahoma Board of Veterinary and Medical Examiners ("OBVME"), lost her job partly because she discussed OBVME's investigation of a dogfighting ring with a member of the veterinarian trade association. She brought a § 1983 action against OBVME and her supervisor, Cathy Kirkpatrick, alleging that she had been fired in violation of her constitutional right to free speech. Ms. Kirkpatrick...

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