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WERKHEISER v. POCONO TP.

No. 13-3646.

780 F.3d 172 (2015)

Harold WERKHEISER, individually and in his official capacity as a supervisor for the Township of Pocono v. POCONO TOWNSHIP; Frank Hess, Supervisor; Henry Bengel, Supervisor. Frank Hess; Henry Bengel, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: March 6, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Easterly, Esq. , Steven E. Hoffman, Esq. , (Argued), Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, Allentown, PA, Counsel for Appellants.

Michael S. Fettner, Esq. , Cletus P. Lyman, Esq. , (Argued), Michael T. Sweeney, Esq. Lyman & Ash, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellee.

BEFORE: VANASKIE, GREENBERG, and COWEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

This matter requires us to decide whether elected officials are entitled to qualified immunity when they retaliate against a fellow official by denying him reappointment to a non-elected position because of comments he made in his capacity as an elected official. Because we conclude that the contours of the...

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