DUDA v. ELDER

No. 20-1416.

7 F.4th 899 (2021)

Keith DUDA and Caitlyn Duda, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bill ELDER, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed July 27, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan Schmid , ( Nathan Whitney with him on the briefs), Office of El Paso County, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

Bradley J. Sherman , ( Ian D. Kalmanowitz with him on the brief), Cornish & Dell'Olio, P.C., Colorado Springs, Colorado for the Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before HOLMES, BALDOCK, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


Bill Elder, the elected Sheriff of El Paso County, Colorado, and head of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office ("EPSO"), fired Keith Duda, a patrol sergeant. Mr. Duda contends he was fired for supporting candidate Mike Angley, who challenged Sheriff Elder's reelection bid, and for giving an interview to a local newspaper about...

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