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BILLIONI v. BRYANT

No. 20-1420.

998 F.3d 572 (2021)

Michael BILLIONI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sheriff Bruce BRYANT, individually and in his official capacity as York County Sheriff, Defendant-Appellee, and York County Detention Center; York County Sheriffs Office; York County, Defendants, WCNC-TV Inc, Respondent, Connie McMillan; Christopher Penland; James Moore; Lindsey Henson; Carol Sutton; Francine Weyers; James Brackett, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 25, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Beattie Inglis Butler , BUTLER LAW OFFICE, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant. Christopher Wofford Johnson , GIGNILLIAT, SAVITZ & BETTIS, LLP, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jennifer M. Stark , JENNIFER MUNTER STARK LAW OFFICE, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; Marybeth E. Mullaney , MULLANEY LAW FIRM, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Agee wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson joined. Judge Floyd wrote a dissenting opinion.

York County Sheriff's Office ("YCSO") employee Michael Billioni disclosed confidential information about an ongoing investigation into an inmate's death to his wife, who worked at a local news station. He then lied to internal investigators about that disclosure, leading Sheriff Bruce Bryant ("Sheriff Bryant") to terminate his...

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