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CURTIS v. CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MISSOURI

No. 19-1213, No. 19-1214.

963 F.3d 777 (2020)

Robert A. CURTIS, Plaintiff-Appellee v. CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MISSOURI; Brad-Cole, Christian County, Missouri Sheriff, in his Individual and Official Capacities, Defendants-Appellants. Ray Weter; Hosea Bilyeu; Ralph Phillips, Defendants. Frank Timothy Bruce, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Brad Cole, Christian County, Missouri Sheriff, in his Individual and Official Capacities; Christian County, Missouri, Defendants-Appellants. Ray Weter; Hosea Bilyeu; Ralph Phillips, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 26, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin A. Graham , Flook & Graham, Liberty, MO, Lyle M. Gregory , Gregory & Associates, Raymore, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Matthew J. Gist , Brandon D. Mizner , Christopher Michael Napolitano , Remington B. Smith, Ensz & Jester, Kansas City, MO, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, COLLOTON and STRAS, Circuit Judges.

Sheriff Brad Cole of the Christian County Sheriff's Office ("Sheriff's Office") appeals from the district court's denial of qualified immunity on First Amendment wrongful-discharge claims brought by former Deputy Sheriffs Timothy Bruce and Robert Curtis. Bruce's and Curtis's complaints alleged that Cole, the newly elected sheriff...

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