BAILEY v. ISD NO. 69 OF CANADIAN COUNTY OK

No. 17-6110.

896 F.3d 1176 (2018)

Chester L. BAILEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 69 OF CANADIAN COUNTY OKLAHOMA, a/k/a Mustang School District; Sean McDaniel, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed July 24, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrett T. Bowers , Ward & Glass LLP, Norman, Oklahoma ( Stanley M. Ward and Woodrow K. Glass , Ward & Glass LLP, Norman, Oklahoma, with him on the briefs) for Plaintiff-Appellant.

J. Douglas Mann , Rosenstein, Fist & Ringold, Tulsa, Oklahoma ( Jerry A. Richardson , Rosenstein, Fist, & Ringold, Tulsa, Oklahoma, with him on briefs) for Defendants-Appellees.

Before LUCERO, McKAY, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.


We are presented in this appeal with the following question: is a letter written by a public employee, seeking a reduced sentence for his relative, speech on a matter of public concern for the purposes of a First Amendment Garcetti/Pickering inquiry. See Garcetti v....

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