Fifth Circuit· 2/21/2008

Davis v. McKinney

Citations

518 F.3d 304
27 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 396
2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 3705
90 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,119
2008 WL 451769

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holding that audit manager’s letter discussing concerns about the inadequate response of her employer to her internal investigation was not protected speech under Garcetti
holding that plaintiff did not complain to EEOC or FBI pursuant to official duties
concluding that a plaintiff’s speech that “ha[d] nothing to do with her job function” was made as a citizen
holding that speech within “the chain of . . . reporting responsibilities” was made as an employee and thus unprotected
holding that statements to “external, unrelated entities” were protected where it was “not within [employee’s] job function to communicate with outside police authorities” and such communications had not happened in the past
holding that statements to “external, unrelated entities” were protected where it was “not within [employee’s] job function to communicate with outside police authorities” and such communications had not happened in the past

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Judges: Davis, Stewart, Owen

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