BRASWELL v. SHORELINE FIRE DEPT.

No. 09-35974.

622 F.3d 1099 (2010)

Bryan BRASWELL, a married person but filing in his individual capacity, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SHORELINE FIRE DEPARTMENT, formerly known as King County Fire District No. 4; and Gary Somers, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Mitchell Cogdill , Cogdill Nichols Rein Wartelle Andrews , Everett, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Kara R. Masters , Skellenger Bender , P.S., Seattle, WA; and Christi C. Goeller and Clarence C. Jones, Jr. , Gierke, Curwen, Dynan & Jones, P.S., Tacoma, WA, for the defendants-appellees.

Kristin Miles , Assistant Attorney General, Washington State Attorney General's Office, Seattle, WA, for amicus curiae University of Washington.

Before SUSAN P. GRABER and RICHARD A. PAEZ, Circuit Judges, and LARRY A. BURNS, District Judge.


OPINION

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Bryan Braswell, a firefighter employed by Defendant Shoreline Fire Department ("Shoreline") who formerly practiced as a paramedic with Shoreline under Defendant Gary Somers' medical license, filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that he had a property interest in his employment with Shoreline and a liberty interest in pursuing his profession as a paramedic and that Defendants deprived him...

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