STILWELL v. CITY OF WILLIAMS

No. 14-15540.

831 F.3d 1234 (2016)

Ronnie D. STILWELL; Courtney Stilwell, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF WILLIAMS, an Arizona Municipal Corporation; Joseph Duffy, Interim City Manager of the City of Williams; Lyda Duffy, husband and wife; Raymond Glenn Cornwell, former Public Works Director of the City of Williams; Elsie Cornwell, husband and wife; Billy Pruitt; Bessie Pruitt, husband and wife; Tracy Fuller; Kathy Fuller, husband and wife, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 5, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Anthony Shaw (argued), Law Offices of Charles Anthony Shaw, PLLC, Prescott, Arizona, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Kenneth H. Brendel (argued), Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, PLLC, Flagstaff, Arizona, for Defendants-Appellees.

Dissent by Judge Fernandez.


OPINION

Plaintiff-Appellant Ronnie Stilwell sued his city employer for retaliation, alleging that he was fired for planning to testify against the City in a lawsuit relating to age discrimination. Stilwell asserted that his termination violated both the First Amendment...

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