BRANNON v. FINKELSTEIN

No. 12-15988.

754 F.3d 1269 (2014)

Michael P. BRANNON, Psy.D., individually; Michael P. Brannon, Psy.D., P.A., a Florida professional services corporation; and The Institute for Behavioral Sciences and The Law, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Howard FINKELSTEIN, in his official capacity as Broward County Public Defender, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Robert Amlong , Jennifer Daley , Karen Coolman Amlong , Rani Nair Bolen , Adam David Kemper , Greenspoon Marder , PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Alicia Laufer , Cory Stuart Laufer , Laufer & Laufer, PA, Boca Raton, FL, Jennifer Louise Ellerkamp , Kirwan Spellacy & Danner, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MARCUS, DUBINA, and WALKER, Circuit Judges.


WALKER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Michael P. Brannon filed suit in the district court alleging that defendant Howard Finkelstein reduced and ultimately terminated Brannon's consulting work as a forensic psychologist for the Broward County Public Defender's office in retaliation for Brannon's constitutionally protected testimony about a Florida state court judge. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Donald L. Graham, Judge) granted...

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