MORGAN v. ROBINSON

No. 17-1002.

920 F.3d 521 (2019)

Donald MORGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Michael ROBINSON, Washington County Sheriff, an individual, Defendant-Appellant Washington County, Nebraska, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 29, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy S. Jorgensen , Benjamin Nicholas White , C. Thomas White , Thomas M. White , WHITE & JORGENSEN, Omaha, NE, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Charles W. Campbell , ANGLE & MURPHY, York, NE, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, LOKEN, COLLOTON, GRUENDER, BENTON, SHEPHERD, KELLY, ERICKSON, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges, En Banc.


Donald Morgan sued his boss Michael Robinson for First Amendment retaliation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Robinson moved for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. The district court denied the motion. This court reverses and remands.

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Morgan is a deputy in the Washington County, Nebraska Sheriff...

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