DECRANE v. ECKART

No. 20-3620.

12 F.4th 586 (2021)

Sean DECRANE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward ECKART, in his official and individual capacities; City of Cleveland, Ohio, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 1, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David R. Vance , ZASHIN & RICH CO., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Subodh Chandra , THE CHANDRA LAW FIRM LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: David R. Vance, Jon M. Dileno , ZASHIN & RICH CO., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, William Menzalora , CITY OF CLEVELAND, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Subodh Chandra , Donald Screen , Patrick Haney , THE CHANDRA LAW FIRM LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: GUY, DONALD, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Someone in the City of Cleveland's fire department leaked embarrassing information to the media about its chief's insufficient training hours. Sean DeCrane, the director of the Fire Training Academy, was not that person. But, according to DeCrane, Edward Eckart thought he was. DeCrane alleges that Eckart...

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