. Lighton, 209 F.3d at 1224. See Moore, 57 F.3d at 932 (noting that comments made at a city council meeting were matters of public concern, in part because of the public forum in which they were expressed); see also Eisenhour v. Weber Cnty., 744 F.3d 1220, 1229 (10th Cir. Therefore, "[a] statement does not attain the status of public concern simply because its subject matter could, in different circumstances, have been the topic of a communication to the public that might be of general interest." 58-3 at 14:18-24). 1421. 2010). Plaintiff testified during her deposition that the Roswell Police Department officers brought up the Department's low morale on a daily basis, usually in the briefing area of the Department. (Doc. The Court finds that, like the grievances involved in Hom, the speech in this case involved only matters of internal departmental affairs and workplace frustration, and therefore were only on matters of personal interest. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. 52 at 4; Doc. (Doc. Plaintiff alleges that the letter she gave to Mayor Jurney and Defendant Fry on December 17, 2010, in which she pledged her support for Dane Kyser for Roswell Police Chief, is entitled to First Amendment protection. 52 at 4; Doc. The mass resignation reportedly caught Mayor Bob Fritz of Kimberling City off guard. 57 at 2). (Doc. USA TODAY. 1996) (quotation omitted). Please consider becoming a member of WABE today. Plaintiff repeatedly stated during her deposition that she had not spoken negatively about Defendant Scifres, and that she rarely initiated conversations about the police chief vacancy or the applicants for the position. (Doc. Kim Potter, the police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn., who fatally shot Daunte Wright on Sunday, has resigned from the Police Department, her union said in a statement on Tuesday. A Roswell police officer who was seen on body camera video leaving a 13-year-old boy in a cold patrol car and taunting him in January has been demoted after an internal investigation, police. Therefore, the Court does not consider them. 1988). 58-3 at 36:12-22). 65 at 3). 1 at 4). Conaway, 853 F.2d at 796. Defendants further argue that Plaintiff has failed to establish sufficient facts to prove that Plaintiff's speech was a substantial or motivating factor in decisions related to her employment with the Roswell Police Department. See Pickering v. Bd. 52 at 3-4; Doc. Defendants contend that the speech was personal in nature because the purpose of the letter was to air a personal dispute or grievance. (Doc. 52-5 at 7:20-25; Doc. (Doc. (Doc. CIV-13-00512 CEG/SMV (D.N.M. The subject matter of, and intended audiences for, Plaintiff's varied instances speech are too disparate to be considered as a unitary whole for purposes of the Garcetti/Pickering analysis. She stated her belief that Defendant Scifres had been the one who told Commander Brown to reprimand her in December, 2010 for discussing the Police Chief vacancy while on duty. Generally, the subject matter of the speech at issue, as described by Plaintiff, consists of vague recollections touching on officer morale, understaffing, shift hours, the quality of other officers' work, and her subjective belief about what would happen if Defendant Scifres were to be hired as Police Chief. She requested that Defendant Scifres immediately cease the offending behavior, and be required to attend a refresher course on harassment in the work place. In February, 2012, Plaintiff was recommended for termination, but chose to resign from the Department instead. (Doc. Plaintiff contends that her speech was a matter of public concern because she discussed her perception of poor officer morale and her fears about officer safety in light of understaffing. The Court looks beyond the general topic of the speech to evaluate more specifically what was said on the topic, Schrier, 427 F.3d at 1263, "which must itself be of public concern." (Doc. 52 at 6; Doc. (Doc. Located in a very diverse region rich in assets, not only geographically (relief, climate), but also economic and human, the Lyon-Grenoble Auvergne-Rhne-Alpes is the latest INRAE centre to be created. (Doc. Tice was hired May 31 and started working June 1. DPD moved to fire cop hit with 85 complaints, accusations. 58-3 at 2:8-18). Thus, the Court finds that, given the content, form, and context of Plaintiff's speech, along with her stated motivation in making the speech, these conversations did not touch on matters of public concern, and were unprotected speech. 57 at 6; Doc. (Doc. One of those now-former officers, Courtney Brown, blamed her termination on the international . 2002). 52 at 5; Doc. The Tenth Circuit has noted that such an allegation only facially demonstrates a personal grievance with a public official, and therefore "unequivocally reflects a personal dispute, not a matter of public concern." | AP. The content of challenged speech is the "crux of the public concern content inquiry." 52-1 at 19:12-20:21). 2014) (holding that plaintiff's speech was of public concern, because it was made to the media, and statements protected under the First Amendment are protected in part by fact of being made to the media). Commander Brown informed Plaintiff that she should discuss her opinions about the Police Chief position when she was off duty. The school is required to report the. Plaintiff clarified in her deposition that her only motive in writing the letter was to support Dane Kyser's candidacy for Chief of Police. When a government employee speaks on a matter of public concern, her employer may only restrict her speech because it is necessary for the efficient and effective delivery of services. See Brammer-Hoelter, 492 F.3d at 1203, 1. of Educ., 391 U.S. 563, 568 (1968). The speech asserted in Plaintiff's letter is more akin to the speech in McEvoy, than that in Wulf. (Doc. (Doc. In Connick, the plaintiff's speech consisted of her opposition to her transfer to another division of her public agency, employee morale, and her lack of confidence in supervisors. The speech merely consisted of one public employee's interpersonal conflict with another. Id. 60-9 at 1). She explained that low morale at the Police Department was another reason that she participated in these conversations. Plaintiff's grievance about McFadden's outburst and social media message was directed to the Human Resources Department, and not the public at large. (Doc. It also attracted those great officers from other departments looking to make a move.. Id. Alfonso Solis was ultimately selected as the next Roswell Chief of Police by Defendant Fry. Both the police chief and the officer who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright resigned Tuesday, as protesters gathered for a third night in this Minneapolis suburb. After considering the content, form, and context of the speech in Plaintiff's January 5, 2011 complaint, as well as Plaintiff's stated motive for the speech, Plaintiff's speech was not on a matter of public concern. Sch. Indus. She wrote that she had talked to other officers and advised them that she was going to write a letter in support of Dane Kyser's application for Police Chief, and that she had encouraged them to write letters. She also expressed her belief that the Police Department's problems would not improve if Defendant Scifres were selected as Police Chief. In McEvoy v. Shoemaker, the plaintiff submitted a letter to the City Council complaining about office politics, favoritism, training, transfers, and personnel relationships within the police department. A fact is material if it might affect the outcome of the case under the governing substantive law. She seeks damages and equitable relief. 1989), respectively). Plaintiff urges the Court to consider her pattern of speech as a unitary whole in undertaking the Garcetti/Pickering analysis. That story went global, and resulted in the firing of both officers who had faced only verbal counseling prior to our reporting. A new officer starts at $58,553; those with a college degree and experience can earn a starting salary of up to $71,635. Deutsch v. Jordan, 618 F.3d 1093, 1098 (10th Cir. The city is just beginning the process of paying an outside vendor $77,000 to conduct a top to bottom review of the police department. --------. 361. According to the press release . (Doc. (Doc. Most of the letters were unsigned. 52 at 5; Doc. More Roswell news:Police Chief Donna Patterson is the boss. dolan funeral home obituaries; beaver country day admissions; how long does lemon balm stay in your system; marlin 1894 tactical stock 1984). 58-3 at 15:1-5; Doc. Defendants argue that the speech falls short of the standards articulated by the Tenth Circuit because it concerned only personal matters. She disclosed that she had been admonished by Commander Brown for "talking negatively about Chief Deputy Jody Scifres for Chief," and was instructed to cease talking about the Police Chief position while at work. R. Civ. Three officers were fired, and the police chief resigned amid our investigations. Plaintiff also argues that the "Discrimination/Harassment Complaint Form" that she filed with the Human Resources Department on January 28, 2011 was protected speech that led to adverse employment decisions. Sheriff Orvis Campbell said his department was already covering 98% of the calls in this community of 216 people before Police Chief Donna Patterson went on sick leave and a part-time officer resigned. Id. Id. 52 at 14). 57 at 2). 57 at 6) (referring the Court to a deposition attached to her Response, identified as Doc. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com. See Anderson, 477 U.S. at 249. 65 at 3). Thus, the inquiry should focus "on the extent to which the content of the employee speech was calculated to disclose wrongdoing or inefficiency or other malfeasance on the part of governmental officials in the conduct of their official duties." Steven Sund, chief of the US Capitol police, announced his resignation following criticism from congressional leaders. The Department subsequently conducted an internal investigation, and transferred Plaintiff into a police radio dispatcher position pending the outcome of the investigation. 4. at 13-14. Id. She also openly discussed her concerns about the Department and management with other police officers and the public. 57 at 4; Doc. (Doc. 52 at 13-14). 60). I heard good things about them, Aguirre said. The Roswell Police Department consists of the best men and women, sworn and civilian, in the business. The city council will be asked to approve the choice of Cole for the job. The department's supervisor of the year was demoted from sergeant to patrol officer and docked a month's pay. 22, 2022, 2:23 p.m. Syracuse police chief Kenton Buckner has resigned. at 466 (quoting Brown v. City of Trenton, 867 F.2d 318, 322 (6th Cir. Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410, 418 (2006). She contends that she told other officers that the Department needed to end the "good ole boy" system. U.S. Daunte Wright. 52); Plaintiff's Response to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment ("Response"), filed June 23, 2014, (Doc. Lancaster v. Indep. (Doc. Roswell's Police Chief Rusty Grant announced he will resign at the end of the month, according to an internal email obtained by the 11Alive Investigators and confirmed by the department. New clues: New video shows stranger using mans debit card after he vanishes on business trip, Georgia elementary school principal arrested on child cruelty charges, GBI says, Local district wants to overhaul sex ed. Specifically, Defendants allege that Plaintiff has not shown that her speech touched on matters of public concern. Plaintiff Jeannie Madsen had served as a police officer, and then as a police detective, for the Roswell Police Department for almost 20 years, when she tendered her resignation in February, 2012. Grant's last day on the job, after six years with the department, will be Dec. 31, 2018. 60-9 at 1; Doc. Thus, Plaintiff's letter was not presented in a public forum, which cuts against her contention that her speech concerned a public matter. 57); and Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment ("Reply"), filed July 14, 2014. Defendant Scifres, who served as the interim Deputy Chief of Police during that time, testified that during that . The department has 160 sworn officer positions, all of which are filled. Half of that is dedicated to a new public safety headquarters. See Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 325 (1986). The Tenth Circuit found that, because the Wulf plaintiff's speech was directed to a public official seeking a formal investigation of a police chief's alleged misconduct, a finding of public concern was strongly supported by the evidence. Per the contract, the consulting services will not exceed the amount of $77,750, The Atlanta Journal-Constitutionreported. 52 at 5; Doc. 58-3 at 24:19-21). However, the U.S. Supreme Court has cautioned that "[i]t is not a right to transform everyday employment disputes into matters for constitutional litigation in the federal courts." Brammer-Hoelter, 492 F.3d at 1205 (citing Hom v. Squire, 81 F.3d 969, 974 (10th Cir. Your support is what keeps WABE strong. Id. City residents approved a $52 million public safety bond. Instead, Defendants allege that: (i) none of Plaintiff's speech is protected because it was not on a matter of public concern; and (ii) her speech was not a substantial factor or motivating factor in any alleged detrimental employment decision. The Court views all of the evidence in the record in the light most favorable to Plaintiff. 52 at 3; Doc. If the moving party has demonstrated an absence of material fact, then the "nonmoving party must come forward with specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial." Funding for the audit will come from the police departments budget for the 2019 fiscal year. James Conroy officially began his new role July 29 and was sworn in Aug. 2, taking over for Capt. Therefore Plaintiff's advocacy for Dane Kyser was not "the type of core political speech the First Amendment was designed to protect." (Doc. Id. The police officer identified in the shooting of Daunte Wright and the police chief in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, have resigned, officials announced Tuesday. Leverington v. City of Colo. Springs, 643 F.3d 719, 727 (10th Cir. (Doc. (Doc. 52 at 3; Doc. 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However, the actual subject matter of her complaint to the Human Resources Department merely alleges that Defendant Scifres had created a hostile work environment and harassed her by placing a copy of an article in her mailbox. The fact that it was in the form of a complaint submitted to the Human Resources Department also implies that Plaintiff was requesting a formal inquiry be made into Defendant Scifres' behavior. I have known Dane Kyser to be fair and consistent." As a government employee, a "citizen by necessity must accept certain limitations on his or her freedom." 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Brammer-Hoelter v. Twin Peaks Charter Acad., 492 F.3d 1192, 1202 (10th Cir. When an employee speaks upon matters of personal interest, that speech is unprotected. In this case, Plaintiff alleges that all of her statements concerning Defendant Scifres are protected because they question his character, competence, and fitness for duty. N'dea Yancey-Bragg. We brought that pay up so that our officers who were here continued to stay and serve our community, he said. 52 at 4; Doc. Give today! 52-1 at 41:16-42:4). (Doc. If the employee's interest outweighs the employer's, then the Court proceeds to step four. The Court has reviewed all of the exhibits attached to the Response, and cannot find any corresponding documents to support Plaintiff's contention, and therefore, does not consider this to be an undisputed fact. (Doc. 52-1 at 18:2-8; Doc. 57 at 2, 5; Doc. See Brammer-Hoelter, 492 F.3d at 1203. Conroy said when he started, there were many vacancies. Plaintiff has not even provided the Court with a copy of the article to review. Therefore, the Court will also consider Plaintiff's motive in writing and sending the letter. The Court will analyze each instance of Plaintiff's speech separately, and determine whether the speech was on a matter of public concern. Defendant Fry does not remember any other instances of officers ever writing letters to the City Manager or Assistant City Manager about who they wanted as the Roswell Chief of Police. 65 at 3). However, the First Amendment limits the public employer's ability "to leverage the employment relationship to restrict, incidentally or intentionally, the liberties employees enjoy in their capacities as private citizens." In Hom, the plaintiff claimed that he was fired from the Utah Department of Public Safety for filing grievances against his supervisors for failing to honor his employment contract and compensate him fully for his work. 57 at 13). See FED. Plaintiff responds that all of her speech is protected by the First Amendment because the selection of the Roswell Chief of Police is a major news item, and the successful operation of the Roswell Police Department is of interest to the public at large. Roswell Police Cheif Philip Smith sent out an article Monday demonstrating his frustrations with the justice system. (Doc. 1989)). Roswell, GA. 196. The resignations of a police chief and of an officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota have failed to end unrest over Sunday's killing. 57 at 2). Plaintiff subsequently dismissed her claim against Defendant Kintigh in his personal capacity. Roswell's Police Chief Rusty Grant announced he will resign at the end of the month, according to an internal email obtained by the 11Alive Investigators and confirmed by the department.. She testified that she did not initiate conversations with the other officers, and that she was always approached by others to discuss the Police Chief vacancy. 52-1 at 37:2-7). If so, then the speech is not protected because the restriction properly "reflects the exercise of employer control over what the employer itself has commissioned or created." (Doc. (Doc. Therefore, the Court cannot find that her motivation in engaging in these conversations with other officers andcity employees was to disclose any official misconduct, malfeasance, or breach of the public trust. On the dumps of the coal mines surrounding this city, one can collect a number of minerals. (Doc. While Plaintiff's speech was intended to disclose employee misconduct, its subject was not on matters of public concern. (Doc. Plaintiff disagrees, and responds that her speech was clearly on a matter of public concern and therefore all of her statements were protected by the First Amendment. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. 52 at 12; Doc. On or around December 14, 2010, Plaintiff spoke with Roswell Police Commander Bill Brown regarding these conversations. 65 at 5). An employee's speech must not merely relate generally to a subject matter that is of public interest, but must "sufficiently inform the issue as to be helpful to the public in evaluating the conduct of government." The City . In the January 5, 2011 complaint, Plaintiff stated that she was reporting harassment under "City Rules and Regulations 1001.0." 57 at 2). Technically, the police chief and officers are still on the job through the beginning of next week. (Doc. "Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has requested and received the . Robert Cohen Taylor Tiamoyo Harris FERGUSON The city of Ferguson confirmed on Thursday its police chief resigned. However, Plaintiff's speech was directed towards the Human Resources Department, and there is no allegation that it was ever intended to be made public. Complaint to the Human Resources Department: January 5, 2011. She merely stated her preference for who she believed that her next boss should be, to the individual charged with filling that position. trinity high school principal resigns. Last year, the Roswell City Council adopted the Best in Class pay plan, giving a 20% increase to starting police salaries across the board. 52-6). 52 at 9-10; Doc. Chief Conroy already had the cogs and the wheels turning, and just needed a council and mayor to get behind him.. 2. The Tenth Circuit has specifically held that an individual's complaints about staffing levels inherently relate to the amount of work that an employee must perform, and therefore is a personal, rather than a public concern. McEvoy, 882 F.2d at 467. (Doc. Roswell Police did show up quickly, but they are running a scam through American Towing, Inc. My daughters car was parked in a parking lot after the accident. 1 at 4). R. Evid. 1996), Lancaster, 149 F.3d at 1233-34, and McEvoy v. Shoemaker, 882 F.2d 463, 466 (10th Cir. The chief also told police Boddie and "3 - 6 other (B)lack males approached him . Id. Village Council accepted the resignation of part-time officer Ralph Tice last week. The determination of whether the unitary approach is appropriate is fact sensitive, and depends on the interrelatedness of the different aspects of the speech. Roswells mayor and city administrator recently refused to do interviews with 11Alive Chief Investigator Brendan Keefe, after he uncovered multiple cases where police command staff knew or approved of verbal counseling, only to take more serious action after 11Alive requested records from those incidents. Cobb is suing for being demoted because of his age. Seattle's police chief resigned late Monday in the wake of protests against police brutality and a recent Seattle City Council vote to defund her department by 14%. His complaint comes after recidivism rates in New Mexico are on the rise.. Dist. If. which includes scrutinizing whether the speaker's purpose was to bring an issue to the public's attention or to air a personal grievance." 52-1 at 18:17-25; Doc. 5, 149 F.3d 1228, 1233 (10th Cir. Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri, 131 S. Ct. 2488, 2501 (2011). PREVIOUS | Roswell Police Chief resigns amid 11Alive Investigation Two Roswell officers were fired after 11Alive Investigators uncovered body camera video showing the officers using a 'coin flip' app when deciding to arrest a driver for speeding. Plaintiff was ultimately reinstated in her previous position with the Police Department in January, 2012, and then immediately placed on administrative leave with pay. For the first time in more than 20 years, the Roswell Police Department is fully staffed. 58-3 at 113:18-115:4). The nonmovant must go beyond the allegations and denials of his pleadings and provide admissible evidence, which the Court views in the light most favorable to her. 2011); see also Withiam v. Baptist Health Care, 98 F.3d 581, 583 (10th Cir. (Doc. My daughter was in an accident last night. Before coming to Roswell, Grant had more than 30 years of law enforcement experience with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. The police chief's resignation is effective Tuesday. 57 at 2). 624 were here. Connick, 461 U.S. at 147-48. 0:00. In her letter, Plaintiff shared her experience of being reprimanded for discussing the Police Chief vacancy while on duty. It shows a Roswell police K-9 brutally attacking a teenager on Aug. 4, 2016. (Doc. 1 at 4; Doc. That was a problem. Wilson v. City of Littleton, Colo., 732 F.2d 765, 768 (10th Cir. 1989), the plaintiff delivered a letter to the Kansas Attorney General requesting a formal investigation into the actions of the Wichita Police Chief. 52 at 5; Doc. The city of Roswell is going to pay an outside consultant to take a closer look at its police department following multiple controversies over officers actions. The Roswell Police Department has a new acting chief of police, after Chief Rusty Grant resigned earlier this month. Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. (Doc. 57 at 2). 65 at 4). Brammer-Hoelter, 492 F.3d at 1205 (quotation omitted). 57 at 2). (Doc. On December 17, 2010, Plaintiff delivered a number of letters from police officers to Roswell Mayor Del Jurney and Defendant Fry. 2007) (quotation omitted). A White police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in Minnesota resigned Tuesday, along with the city's police chief, officials said. 52 at 10; Doc. Based on the content, form, and context of the speech, as well as Plaintiff's motive for making the speech, the Court cannot find that it rises to the level of relating to any political, social, or other concern to the community. Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter, who was placed on administrative leave after fatally shooting 20-year-old Daunte . Id. Plaintiff maintained throughout her deposition that she did not mean to say anything negative about Defendant Scifres, and that she only wanted to support who she thought would be a good candidate to run the Police Department and help recruit more officers. Plaintiff complained that she was being singled out and harassed by Defendant Scifres, and that he was creating a hostile work environment. With a baby now in the family, better pay was a big selling point for Roswell but not the only one. 57 at 13). She further explained that, since she voiced her support for Dane Kyser for Police Chief to Mayor Jurney and Defendant Fry, she was being singled out and harassed at work, and that the work environment was hostile. (Doc. McEvoy, 882 F.2d at 465. Defendants move for summary judgment on the basis that Plaintiff's speech was not protected by the First Amendment because Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate that any of her speech touched on a matter of public concern. Roswell's deputy chief, James C. Easterwood, announced his retirement from the department in October. Plaintiff was concerned about who the next Chief of Police would be because she believed that the morale of the Department was low, which impacted the officers' ability to serve the community. Id. Brammer-Hoelter, 492 F.3d at 1203. 65 at 3). The Roswell Police Department was going through "some tough times," because both the Chief of Police and the Deputy Chief of Police had recently resigned from their positions. 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