DOUGHERTY v. SCHOOL DIST. OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 13-3868.

772 F.3d 979 (2014)

Francis X. DOUGHERTY v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA; Leroy D. Nunery, II; Estelle G. Matthews; Philadelphia School Reform Commission; Robert L. Archie, Jr.; Denise Mcgregor Armbrister; Johnny Irizarry; Joseph A. Dworetzky; Anthony Antognoli, Personal Representative of the Estate of Arlene Ackerman; John L. Byars Leroy D. Nunery, II, Estelle G. Matthews, Anthony Antognoli, Personal Representative of the Estate of Arlene Ackerman, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: November 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bacardi L. Jackson, Esq. , Carl E. Jones, Jr., Esq. , Joe H. Tucker, Jr., Esq. , Corey M. Osborn, Esq. , Tucker Law Group, Christopher A. Lewis, Esq. , Will J. Rosenzweig, Esq. , Argued, Blank Rome, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.

Alice W. Ballard, Esq. , Lisa A. Mathewson, Esq. , Argued, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees.

Before: FISHER, JORDAN and HARDIMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellee Francis X. Dougherty, a former employee with the School District of Philadelphia, was terminated after publicly disclosing the alleged misconduct of the School District's Superintendent in steering a prime contract to a minority-owned business. Dougherty filed suit in the United States...

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