CANNON v. VILLAGE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC

No. 17-1847.

891 F.3d 489 (2018)

Thomas M. CANNON; Jesse M. Conner; Donald M. Koons; Nicholas M. Terrell, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. VILLAGE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA; Calvin R. Peck, Jr., in his individual capacity; Caroline Mitchell, in her individual capacity, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 30, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Norwood Pitt Blanchard, III , CROSSLEY McINTOSH COLLIER HANLEY & EDES PLLC, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellants. Bradley Andrew Coxe , HODGES COXE POTTER & PHILLIPS, LLP, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Samuel B. Potter , HODGES COXE POTTER & PHILLIPS, LLP, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Dismissed in part, affirmed in part, and reversed and remanded in part by published opinion. Judge Wynn wrote the opinion, in which Judge Duncan and Judge Agee joined.


In August 2014, the Village of Bald Head Island, N.C. ("Bald Head"), fired Plaintiffs Thomas Cannon, Jesse Conner, Donald Koons, and Nicholas Terrell (collectively, the "Officers") — who worked for Bald Head's Department of Public Safety (the "Department") — for the content of messages the Officers sent in a private...

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