CRAGG v. CITY OF OSAWATOMIE, KAN.

No. 96-3390.

143 F.3d 1343 (1998)

John D. CRAGG, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS, a/k/a City of Osawatomie; James Rickerson, Acting City Manager, in his official and individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Bezek Jr., Bezek, Lowry & Hendix, Ottawa, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael K. Seck, Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, L.L.P., Overland Park, KS, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before PORFILIO, Circuit Judge, EBEL, Circuit Judge, and BRETT, District Judge.


JOHN C. PORFILIO, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff John Cragg brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against his former employer, the City of Osawatomie, Kansas, alleging he was terminated in violation of his rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.1 In the months prior to his termination, Mr. Cragg participated in city elections by posting a sign in his front yard and placing an advertisement on a local cable access channel. Mr. Cragg...

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