EMPLOYMENT - WASHINGTON

Sprague v. Spokane Valley Fire Department

Supreme Court of Washington - January 25, 2018 - P.3d - 2018 WL 547363

Terminated firefighter, whose termination the county civil-service commission had upheld in a decision that was not appealed, brought action against the department on a § 1983 claim for violating his First Amendment free-speech rights, on an equal-protection claim, on a Title VII claim, and on various state-law claims for allegedly firing him for including religious comments in e-mails sent through the department’s computer systems and in items that he posted on the department’s electronic bulletin board.

The Superior Court denied firefighter’s motion for partial summary judgment that the department’s e-mail policy was unconstitutional and granted the department’s motion for summary judgment. Firefighter appealed. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Firefighter appealed.

The Supreme Court of Washington held that:



Copyright © 2024 Bond Case Briefs | bondcasebriefs.com