SHERROD v. JOHNSON

Nos. 10-11804, 10-11876.

667 F.3d 1359 (2012)

Curtis SHERROD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dr. Arthur JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant. Curtis Sherrod, Individually and on behalf of Surya Sherrod, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gloria Crutchfield, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dedrick D. Straghn , Dedrick D. Straghn, Atty. & Counselor at Law, Delray Beach, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William John Cornwell , David K. Friedman , Henry B. Handler , Seth Adam Kolton , Harry Winderman , Weiss, Handler, Angelos & Cornwell, PA, Boca Raton, FL, Bruce A. Harris , Palm Beach Cty. Sch. Dist., Sonia E. Hill , Sch. Bd. of Palm Beach Cty., West Palm Beach, FL, for Johnson.

Elizabeth T. McBride , Sch. Dist. of Palm Beach Cty., Jacob Addington Rose , The Rose Law Firm, PA, Gerald A. Williams , Sch. Bd. of Palm Beach Cty., West Palm Beach, FL, for Crutchfield.

Before TJOFLAT and MARTIN, Circuit Judges, and DAWSON, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Curtis Sherrod filed this action against the defendants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that he was terminated as a teacher and employee of the Palm Beach County School District in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights. At all relevant times, Arthur Johnson was Superintendent of Schools, and Gloria Crutchfield served as Principal of Roosevelt Middle School where Sherrod was employed at the time of his termination.

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