LEMASTER v. LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY

No. 22-5135.

65 F.4th 302 (2023)

Billy LEMASTER and Amanda Lemaster dba Lemaster Towing and Recovery, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY; Phillip L. Carter, Lawrence County Judge Executive, in his individual and official capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Laura Jane Phelps , WILHOIT LAW OFFICE, Grayson, Kentucky, for Appellants. Jeffrey C. Mando , ADAMS LAW, PLLC, Covington, Kentucky, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Laura Jane Phelps, William H. Wilhoit , WILHOIT LAW OFFICE, Grayson, Kentucky, for Appellants. Jeffrey C. Mando, Olivia F. Amlung , ADAMS LAW, PLLC, Covington, Kentucky, for Appellees.

Before: McKEAGUE, WHITE, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Billy and Amanda Lemaster run a towing business in Lawrence County, Kentucky. The County placed their business on its "rotation list" of companies to call when it needed to order a tow. Soon after Phillip Carter began managing the County, Billy Lemaster criticized his decision to fire an employee. According...

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