801. Dwayne Orrick. at 465. 57 at 2). 57 at 5; Doc. Plaintiff was unable to identify any other instances of her speech that she contends were protected by the First Amendment and resulted in retaliation against her. Deciding whether Plaintiff's letter was on a matter of public concern, in consideration of the content, form, and context of the speech alone, is a close call in this case. trinity high school principal resigns. See Anderson, 477 U.S. at 249. (Doc. Such a movant only bears the burden of making a prima facie demonstration that there is no genuine issue of material fact, and may do so by pointing out a lack of evidence on an essential element of the nonmovant's claim. Commander Brown is the Support Services Commander of training and recruiting, the systems administrator for the records management system, and the accreditation manager for the New Mexico Municipal accreditation process. 361. (Doc. See Brammer-Hoelter, 492 F.3d at 1203. 65 at 3). If the employee's interest outweighs the employer's, then the Court proceeds to step four. 52 at 3; Doc. Leverington v. City of Colo. Springs, 643 F.3d 719, 727 (10th Cir. (Doc. 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. Alston announced several times that . . Speech may involve a public concern when the speaker intends to "'bring to light actual or potential wrongdoing or breach of public trust'" by a public officer, or to disclose "evidence of corruption, impropriety, or other malfeasance" within a governmental entity. 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. 60-9 at 1). See Gardetto v. Mason, 100 F.3d 803, 812 (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. 52-1 at 37:12-22). 52 at 5; Doc. He has been the police chief in Syracuse for just over three years. 65 at 4). All rights reserved. She was able to specifically identify several officers that she spoke with, but was not able to recall any specific dates that these conversations occurred. 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The Fulton County District Attorney opened a criminal investigation into the intentional freezing of a 13-year-old boy who was not telling officers the truth. Conversations with Fellow Officers and Other City Employees. Plaintiff responds that her speech concerned government policies that are of interest to the public at large. The community would be the one to suffer. Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. 1996), Lancaster, 149 F.3d at 1233-34, and McEvoy v. Shoemaker, 882 F.2d 463, 466 (10th Cir. 58-3 at 113:18-115:4). 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. Letter to Mayor Jurney and Defendant Fry: December 17, 2010. Throughout the fall of 2010, Plaintiff and other Roswell police officers discussed the vacant Police Chief position and the candidates who had applied for the job. FED. See Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 325 (1986). More Roswell news:Police Chief Donna Patterson is the boss. 2000). Brammer-Hoelter v. Twin Peaks Charter Acad., 492 F.3d 1192, 1202 (10th Cir. Defendants contend that such speech was personal in nature, while Plaintiff responds generally that all of her speech is of concern to the Roswell community. When asked, she could not remember the dates of these conversations, who spoke, or what she said specifically. Defendant Scifres was not present at the briefing, and only learned about the incident after the meeting. 52 at 10; Doc. 52-5 at 7:14-19; Doc. Roswell police officers responded at 3:33 p.m. Friday to a reported disturbance at 185 Spring Drive. 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. (Doc. 52 at 6-7; Doc. 58-3 at 36:12-22). 57 at 2, 4; Doc. Plaintiff has maintained throughout that she never intended to speak negatively about Defendant Scifres. The investigation resulted in a sustained finding of domestic violence in violation of the Department's policy. Id. Pay is one part of that equation. 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. The new Deputy Chief of Police, Philip Smith, recommended that Plaintiff be terminated for violating the Police Department's domestic violence policy. Defendants also maintain that Plaintiff has not set forth enough facts to show that any adverse employment decision made was for a reason other than her commission of a battery against a household member. 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. The Court must consider relevant factors, such as the time frame in which the speech occurred, the audiences to which the speech was directed, the continuity of the speech, and the degree to which the different aspects of the speech created a cumulative impact on the government employer. Id. Matsushita Elec. 60). 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. C. Step Two: Plaintiff's Speech Was Not a Matter of Public Concern. Adler v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 144 F.3d 664, 670-71 (10th Cir.1998) (citing Celotex Corp., 477 U.S. at 323, 325). at 2. James Conroy officially began his new role July 29 and was sworn in Aug. 2, taking over for Capt. 57 at 3; Doc. (Doc. As discussed above, speech that "discloses any evidence of corruption, impropriety, or other malfeasance on the part of city officials" will generally be on matters of public concern. That story went global, and resulted in the firing of both officers who had faced only verbal counseling prior to our reporting. Connick, 461 U.S. at 147-48. Chief Conroy already had the cogs and the wheels turning, and just needed a council and mayor to get behind him.. 1 at 4). While the selection of the Roswell Police Department police chief could conceivably be a topic of general interest to the public, Plaintiff's personal feeling is not a matter of public concern within the meaning of previous U.S. Supreme Court decisions. 52 at 3; Doc. N'dea Yancey-Bragg. 1989), respectively). Tice was hired May 31 and started working June 1. 52 at 5-6; Doc. (Doc. 57 at 2, 4). 52 at 3; Doc. Koch v. Hutchinson, 847 F.2d 1436, 1445 (10th Cir. 1988). We brought that pay up so that our officers who were here continued to stay and serve our community, he said. 2010). In the following letter to the Lords of the board of trade, Governor Wright commends Noble Jones' services as chief justice of the colony after Mr . 57 at 2). He specialized in investigating violent crimes, property theft, drug enforcement and technology. 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." Cole is shown here during a school board meeting in May 2022. She could only generally recall the substance of the conversations. Therefore, the Court will consider each instance of speech independently. . Id. Fortunately, she was not hurt. 57 at 13). This speech is entirely about internal departmental affairs and workplace frustration, and therefore only on matters of personal interest to Plaintiff. Id. 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That prompted him to make hiring and retaining officers a priority. 57 at 6) (referring the Court to a deposition attached to her Response, identified as Doc. 52 at 9; Doc. 60-9 at 2-19), are impermissible hearsay in contravention of Fed. Plaintiff claims that the officers who wrote the letters feared retaliation, and either did not want to write any more letters or refused to identify themselves in their letters. Id. 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. 52-6). An entire Missouri police. (Doc. 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. While Plaintiff's speech may be related to the Police Department's efficient performance, her comments on the matter "did not sufficiently inform the issue as to be helpful to the public in evaluating the conduct of government." 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.. Therefore, they contend that the speech is not properly characterized as political in nature, or afforded the First Amendment protection as Plaintiff alleges. (quotation omitted). 65 at 3). 57 at 2). 60-9 at 1). The police officer identified in the shooting of Daunte Wright and the police chief in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, have resigned, officials announced Tuesday. However, Plaintiff did admit to expressing dissatisfaction regarding Defendant Scifres' management style, particularly as it affected staffing and morale within the Police Department. Id. She reported that on January 4, 2011, Defendant Scifres placed an article published by the National Tactical Officers Association, entitled the "Chronic Complainers Club, Part One," in her work mailbox. "To judge whether particular speech relates merely to internal workplace issues, courts must conduct a case by case inquiry . at 1203. The Tenth Circuit concluded that, because the plaintiff had only alleged mismanagement and inequities, and his principal purpose in writing the letter was to air his personal frustration and express his disappointment over internal office affairs, his speech was not on a matter of public concern. Its a very rare instance for a police department to be fully staffed, Chief James Conroy, whos been on the job in Roswell for four years, told Channel 2s Bryan Mims. (Doc. 52 at 5; Doc. (Doc. However, if the speech involved multiple instances and multiple, unrelated subjects, then the Court must conduct the Garcetti/Pickering analysis on each instance of speech. A unitary analysis may be appropriate when the speech involves multiple instances but only one subject. Police Chief Tim Gannon and Officer Kim Potter both resigned from their positions in the Minnesota city of Brooklyn Center after two consecutive nights of rioting and looting in response to the . Village Council accepted the resignation of part-time officer Ralph Tice last week. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon stepped down Tuesday, the city's mayor announced. The deputy chief abruptly retired from law enforcement. She testified at her deposition that she warned fellow officers and members of the community that if Defendant Scifres were to be selected for the Police Chief job that: "Officers would quit. The Court has reviewed each instance of speech, and does not find Plaintiff's argument convincing in consideration of the Johnsen factors. Therefore, Plaintiff contends, Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment should be denied. She explained that she wanted to support who she thought would be a good candidate to run the Police Department and help recruit more officers. The Tenth Circuit further noted that, while "public officials should be receptive to constructive criticism offered by their employees, the First Amendment does not require a public office to be run as a roundtable for employee complaints over internal office affairs." 65 at 3). Lancaster v. Indep. Defendants contend that the speech was personal in nature because the purpose of the letter was to air a personal dispute or grievance. She also stated that some officers possessed a subjective belief they would be retaliated against for writing a letter supporting any Police Chief applicant. Funding for the audit will come from the police departments budget for the 2019 fiscal year. Plaintiff did not allege serious police misconduct, or request that Mayor Jurney and Defendant Fry initiate a formal investigation, as in Wulf. (Doc. 57 at 2). See, e.g., Brammer-Hoelter, 492 F.3d at 1205-06. A copy of the article was not provided to the Court, and therefore its substance is unknown. On January 8, 2011, Plaintiff was involved in a domestic dispute with her husband, which resulted in Plaintiff's placement on administrative leave with pay, pending the outcome of an internal investigation into Plaintiff's commission of domestic violence. 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. Plaintiff complained that she was being singled out and harassed by Defendant Scifres, and that he was creating a hostile work environment. The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man in a Minneapolis suburb Sunday has resigned, as has the police chief, in the latest shake-up for a town reeling from the shooting.. Oct. 10, 2014). at 974. Plaintiff brings a claim under 42 U.S.C. (Doc. Photograph: Congressional Quarterly/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images 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. 52 at 3; Doc. Last year, the Roswell City Council adopted the "Best in Class" pay plan, giving a 20% increase to starting police salaries across the board. Again, the Court compares Plaintiff's speech in this instance with the speech that was at issue in McEvoy and Wulf. In this instance, the subject matter of Plaintiff's speech was that Defendant Scifres distributed an article that offended her, and the stated purpose of Plaintiff's speech was to file a grievance against Defendant Scifres and complain about a hostile work environment. 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. 1995)) (internal quotations and alterations omitted). If the Court finds that Plaintiff's speech was not on a matter of public concern, then the Court must hold that the speech is unprotected, and end its inquiry pursuant to Garcetti/Pickering. Id. Id. 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. Id at 1. CNN obtained eight resignation. Full title:JEANNIE MADSEN, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF ROSWELL, a municipal corporation, Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO. Defendants contend that the speech was entirely personal in nature, because it only concerned internal department affairs, workplace frustration, and Plaintiff's personal opinions as an employee of the Roswell Police Department. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' Motion and Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment, (Doc. 1 at 8). (Doc. (Doc. On the dumps of the coal mines surrounding this city, one can collect a number of minerals. The next instance of speech that Plaintiff contends is protected is her complaint to the City of Roswell Human Resources Department dated January 5, 2011. at 15. Plaintiff testified that she could only vaguely recall "things that were said" about morale, staffing, and shift hours, but could not recount any specific statements that she made or anyone that she spoke to, other than her fellow officers and the police union. 52 at 3; Doc. 57 at 4; Doc. 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. Roswell Municipal Court Special Projects 100-Day Plan 2021-2025 Citywide Strategic Plan 2040 Comprehensive Plan American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Bond Referendum Chattahoochee River Pedestrian Bridge Project East Alley Pathway Improvement Project East-West Connectivity Improvements Grimes Bridge Road Project Historic Gateway Project She merely stated her preference for who she believed that her next boss should be, to the individual charged with filling that position. 57 at 2). 57 at 2). After carefully considering the submissions of the parties, the record, and the relevant law, the Court will grant Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment. Community Calendar From How Do You Atlanta. Roswell's deputy chief, James C. Easterwood, announced his retirement from the department in October. The Court analyzes "the motive of the speaker and whether the speech [was] calculated to disclose misconduct or merely deals with personal disputes and grievances unrelated to the public's interest." (Doc. (Doc. It shows a Roswell police K-9 brutally attacking a teenager on Aug. 4, 2016. In her letter to Mayor Jurney and Defendant Fry, Plaintiff wrote: "I would like to show my support for Dane Kyser for Chief of Police of the Roswell Police Department. The Minnesota police chief who oversaw an officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop on Sunday has resigned. Roswell, GA. 196. This comes as law enforcement agencies across the country struggle to fill vacancies. We do that through the news, information, and entertainment we bring you via radio and TV, on your phone, in your car, on your smart speaker, or online at the new WABE.organywhere and everywhere throughout greater Atlanta. The Court does not find that Plaintiff's statements regarding her fellow officers' failure to serve the community, or her belief that the community would suffer if Defendant Scifres was selected as Police Chief, to be on matters of public concern. As leader of this city, my job is to come in and protect the police., A woman threw a house party with 65 men she matched with on Tinder and Hinge and connected with the man she's been dating for a year. 65 at 3). She listed the date of the alleged offending incident as December 14, 2010. 1998) (quoting Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138, 147-48 (1983)) (internal quotation omitted). THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendants' Motion and Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment ("Motion"), filed June 6, 2014, (Doc. 57 at 2). Instead, she claims that she was often approached by others who initiated these conversations. at 2. The Brooklyn Center officer, Kim. at 2, 3. She stated that some officers in the department were fearful of being retaliated against if they wrote letters in support of anyone for Police Chief. 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. 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. Conaway v. Smith, 853 F.2d 789, 796 (10th Cir. Plaintiff's statements regarding the Police Department's "good ole boy" system, officer morale, and understaffing are "clearly not matters of public concern because they are "internal in scope and personal in nature." 57 at 6; Doc. ROSWELL The Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office will respond to all emergency calls in the village for now. (Doc. 65 at 3). Aside from naming Defendant Scifres on the first page of the complaint, she did not make any specific allegation that he had harassed her or created a hostile work environment. Kim Potter, a 26-year police. Id. 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