GIBSON v. KILPATRICK

No. 12-60905.

734 F.3d 395 (2013)

Anthony GIBSON, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant v. Jeffrey KILPATRICK, in His Individual Capacity, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 29, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim D. Waide, III, Esq. , Waide & Associates, P.A., Tupelo, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

Gary Erwin Friedman, Esq. , LaToya Cheree Merritt , Gregory Todd Butler, Esq. , Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, KING, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

While serving as the Chief of Police in Drew, Mississippi, Anthony Gibson reported Mayor Jeffrey Kilpatrick to outside law enforcement agencies for misuse of the city gasoline card. Months later, Kilpatrick began issuing written reprimands to Gibson for a panoply of alleged deficiencies. Gibson subsequently filed a lawsuit alleging unconstitutional retaliation as well as state tort law claims. Kilpatrick moved for summary judgment, raising the...

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