James Hulbert v. Richard Wilhelm

How courts have described this case

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• noting that the plaintiff- employee was, if anything, to be commended for attempting to go through established internal channels
• explaining that under Connick \mere incantation of the phrase ’internal harmony in the workplace’ is not enough to carry the day\
• illustrating that under Connick \mere incantation of the phrase 'internal harmony in the workplace' is not enough to carry the day\
• affirming jury verdict and district court’s denial of post-verdict motion for judgment as a matter of law
• denying qualified immunity: “Connick reiterated Pick‐ ering’s rule that the mere incantation of the phrase ‘internal harmony in the workplace’ is not enough to carry the day, and the Pierce County defendants appeared to have relied on nothing more substantial than that.”
• denying qualified immunity: “Connick reiterated Pick‐ ering’s rule that the mere incantation of the phrase ‘internal harmony in the workplace’ is not enough to carry the day, and the Pierce County defendants appeared to have relied on nothing more substantial than that.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).