Merle T. Wagner v. Richard J. Wheeler, and Harford County Government

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• finding that plaintiff cannot rely solely on temporal proximity to show pretext
• finding no evidence of pretext to support claim of retaliatory discharge under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
• requiring plaintiff to show that proffered reasons were pretextual and to “carry his initial burden of proving that [engaging in the protected First Amendment activity was] a substantial factor” in the adverse action”
• \The existence of probable cause to arrest . . . will defeat a claim of false arrest under the Fourth Amendment.\
• “‘Temporal proximity’ between the inmate’s protected activity and the allegedly retaliatory, official action ‘is simply too slender a reed on which to rest’ a § 1983 retaliation claim.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).