Allen v. Iranon.

• Position: PERSONNEL - Case regarding public comments - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

RETALIATION

FREE SPEECH

Allen v. Iranon, 283 F.3d 1070 (9th Cir. 2002). A prison physician brought a [section] 1983 action against corrections officials alleging retaliation for his public comments about inmate abuse. The district court entered judgment for the physician and the officials appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that evidence was sufficient to support the physician's retaliation claims. The physician had made public statements about inadequate inmate treatment to the news media and to the state...