[DOWNLOAD] "Reyes v. Bowen" by United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Reyes v. Bowen
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Release Date : January 26, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
Description
Plaintiff/appellant Thomas Koch was demoted from Fire Marshal for the City of Hutchinson (the "City") in part because of a written report he prepared in the course of his official duties in which he stated his professional opinion as to the cause of a fire. He contends that the report was protected speech under the First Amendment and could not therefore be the basis for his demotion. After a jury verdict in Kochs favor, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas granted the Citys motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, set aside the jurys verdict and entered judgment for the City. A panel of this court reversed the district courts judgment. We granted rehearing en banc and, after further consideration, we affirm the district courts judgment for the City.