CANNON v. PECK

Nos. 20-2382, 21-1061.

36 F.4th 547 (2022)

Thomas M. CANNON; Jesse M. Conner; Donald M. Koons; Nicholas M. Terrell, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Calvin R. PECK, Jr., in his individual capacity; Caroline Mitchell, in her individual capacity, Defendants-Appellants, and Village of Bald Head Island, North Carolina, Defendant. Thomas M. Cannon; Jesse M. Conner; Donald M. Koons; Nicholas M. Terrell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Village of Bald Head Island, North Carolina; Calvin R. Peck, Jr., in his individual capacity; Caroline Mitchell, in her individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 8, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Norwood Pitt Blanchard, III , CROSSLEY MCINTOSH COLLIER HANLEY & EDES PLLC, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Samuel B. Potter , HODGES, COXE & POTTER, LLP, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants. ON BRIEF: Bradley A. Coxe , HODGES, COXE & POTTER, LLP, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Affirmed in part and reversed in part by published opinion. Judge Wynn wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz and Judge Agee joined.


In August 2014, Plaintiffs Thomas Cannon, Jesse Conner, Donald Koons, and Nicholas Terrell were fired from their Department of Public Safety positions with the Village of Bald Head Island ("the Village"), a municipality located in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Following their departures, Village employees published Plaintiffs...

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