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BARDZIK v. COUNTY OF ORANGE

No. 09-55103.

635 F.3d 1138 (2011)

Jeff BARDZIK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF ORANGE; Orange County Sheriff's Department, Defendants, and Michael Carona, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 28, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua Piovia-Scott , Hadsell, Stormer, Keeny, Richardson & Renick LLP, Pasadena, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Norman J. Watkins and Shannon L. Gustafson , Lynberg & Watkins, Orange, CA, for the defendants-appellants.

Opinion by Judge BEEZER; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge PREGERSON.

OPINION

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Jeffrey Bardzik was a lieutenant in the Orange County Sheriff's Department under the command of Defendant Sheriff Michael Carona.1 Bardzik sues Carona under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Carona violated Bardzik's First Amendment right to free speech by retaliating against Bardzik for supporting Carona's opponent in the 2006 Sheriff's election. Bardzik argues that Carona retaliated...

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