To learn about all the benefits RPD has to offer and the details of the hiring process, contact Recruiting Officer Da'Za'Nique Kidd at (575) 624-6770 or [email protected]. One of those now-former officers, Courtney Brown, blamed her termination on the international . 65 at 4). 57 at 2). 52-1 at 18:2-8; Doc. On March 10, officers pulled over an off-duty officer and let him go after he admitted to speeding and drinking under the influence of alcohol. Plaintiff was eventually promoted to Police Detective, and worked in the Criminal Investigations Division of the Department. At this time we arent going to comment as we are still working through the many issues, city administrator Gary Palmer wrote in response to Keefes request for an interview last week. Conaway, 853 F.2d at 796. 58-3 at 2:8-18). Id. (Doc. The city reviewed eight proposals for outside audits from various firms and had a committee rank and grade them. The Court looks to content, form, and context of the speech, and considers the motivation of the speaker, in determining whether it was on a matter of public or personal concern. WABEs mission is simple: Inform, inspire, reflect andempower our greater Atlantacommunity. 52 at 3; Doc. A movant who does not bear the burden of persuasion at trial, such as Defendants, need not negate the nonmovant's claim. The community would be the one to suffer. As City Manager, Defendant Fry was the final decision-maker in the hiring, termination, and transfer of City of Roswell and Roswell Police Department employees. 57 at 2, 3; Doc. At step four, the employee must establish that her speech was a substantial factor or motivating factor in a detrimental employment decision. Half of that is dedicated to a new public safety headquarters. (Doc. 52 at 5; Doc. In a proposal from Washington, D.C.-based CPSM to Roswell dated Aug. 6, the consulting firm writes, We understand that the police department is currently suffering from a series of incidents which have raised questions about the professionalism and culture of the agency.. program, but 90% of parents are opposed. See Adler, 144 F.3d at 671. 52 at 4; Doc. Full title:JEANNIE MADSEN, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF ROSWELL, a municipal corporation, Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO. Koch v. Hutchinson, 847 F.2d 1436, 1445 (10th Cir. She maintains that all of her statements questioning the advancement of Defendant Scifres constituted protected speech because she spoke out on Police Department matters of serious concerns to the Roswell community. The city is just beginning the process of paying an outside vendor $77,000 to conduct a top to bottom review of the police department. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 587 (1986) (internal quotations omitted). (Doc. 52-1 at 41:16-42:4; Doc. 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. (Doc. Id. 2023 www.timesreporter.com. (Doc. Further, Plaintiff has not alleged that any of these letters form the basis of her claim. (Doc. Defendants move for summary judgment on the basis that Plaintiff's speech was not protected by the First Amendment because Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate that any of her speech touched on a matter of public concern. "Matters of public concern are those of interest to the community, whether for social, political, or other reasons." 52 at 5; Doc. Alfonso Solis was ultimately selected as the next Roswell Chief of Police by Defendant Fry. The department has 160 sworn officer positions, all of which are filled. May 13, 2020 The second-in-command at the Roswell Police Department has resigned amid an internal investigation into allegations she assaulted and belittled a police recruit. (Doc. Cobb is suing for being demoted because of his age. Tim Gannon, the Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police chief, resigned on Tuesday, just one day after he said he had no plans to give in to calls for him to step down. Therefore, the Court will also consider Plaintiff's motive in writing and sending the letter. Village Fiscal Officer Kim Meek-Obed said Tice had been filling in for Patterson. Id. 65 at 3). (Doc. at 2, 3. A Florida police chief who flashed her badge and asked to be let go from a traffic stop has resigned, Tampa officials said Monday. After carefully considering the submissions of the parties, the record, and the relevant law, the Court will grant Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment. At the time of their meeting, Commander Brown was one of Plaintiff's supervisors in the Department. Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. The Court looks beyond the general topic of the speech to evaluate more specifically what was said on the topic, Schrier, 427 F.3d at 1263, "which must itself be of public concern." The move by the Roswell City Council to hire a consultant comes after former members of the police department were involved in a handful of controversial incidents in the past year. (Doc. 57 at 2). (Doc. Therefore, the Court must find that Plaintiff's statements were not on a matter of public concern, and that Defendants are entitled to summary judgment. Defendant Scifres, who served as the interim Deputy Chief of Police during that time, testified that during that . (Doc. Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri, 131 S. Ct. 2488, 2501 (2011). She argues that the Court should consider all of her speech together for the reasons that she "brought letters to the Mayor and City Manager" and talked to other officers and citizens. 52 at 6; Doc. of Colo., 427 F.3d 1253, 1263 (10th Cir. 52-1 at 3:8-4:10). (Doc. Grant's last day on the job, after six years with the department, will be Dec. 31, 2018. CNN obtained eight resignation. Wilson, 732 F.2d at 768. 57 at 2). 57 at 2). (Doc. 52 at 14). If the employee establishes the speech was a substantial or motivating factor, then "the employer may demonstrate that it would have taken the same action against the employee even in the absence of the protected speech." The parties agree that step one of the Garcetti/Pickering analysis is satisfied because Plaintiff's speech was made outside of her official duties as a detective in the Roswell Police Department. 65 at 3). 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. The speech asserted in Plaintiff's letter is more akin to the speech in McEvoy, than that in Wulf. 1 at 9-10). (Doc. (Doc. On Jan. 2, body camera footage showed officers leaving a 13-year-old boy in a squad car on a cold night and taunting him. Defendants contend that they are entitled to judgment as a matter of law because Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate that any of her speech is a kind that was protected by the First Amendment. In the proposal to Roswell, it says it will conduct data-driven analysis, identify and recommend appropriate staffing levels, review policies and procedures, examine the department's organizational structure and culture, recommend a management framework to ensure accountability, conduct interviews, review internal affairs and conduct other trinity high school principal resigns. Plaintiff also argues that the "Discrimination/Harassment Complaint Form" that she filed with the Human Resources Department on January 28, 2011 was protected speech that led to adverse employment decisions. (Doc. Mayor Kurt Wilson said officers want to come and stay because the city has invested in the police. (Doc. She believed that if Defendant Scifres were to be hired as Chief of Police, more officers would quit and the community would suffer. 1984). 31). 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. She also claimed that she was being retaliated against for speaking out about her preferred candidate for Police Chief. The State has significantly different interests in regulating the speech of its employees than in regulating the speech of the citizenry generally. --------. The police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Sunday has resigned from her position amid widespread protests. 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. 60). The new Deputy Chief of Police, Philip Smith, recommended that Plaintiff be terminated for violating the Police Department's domestic violence policy. A citizen's ability to make her own "assessment of a candidate's qualifications for public office is integral to the operation of the system of government" which is protected by the First Amendment. It shows a Roswell police K-9 brutally attacking a teenager on Aug. 4, 2016. Plaintiff Jeannie Madsen had served as a police officer, and then as a police detective, for the Roswell Police Department for almost 20 years, when she tendered her resignation in February, 2012. 57 at 2, 4; Doc. The Roswell Police Department consists of the best men and women, sworn and civilian, in the business. Plaintiff alleges that during that time she advocated for one of her fellow officers for the Chief of Police position, and encouraged other police officers to voice their support for their favorite candidate. 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. Instead, she claims that she was often approached by others who initiated these conversations. 57 at 2). See generally Connick, 461 U.S. at 163. 57 at 14). Id. She contends that she told other officers that the Department needed to end the "good ole boy" system. (Doc. (Doc. (Doc. at 15. She also expressed her belief that the Police Department's problems would not improve if Defendant Scifres were selected as Police Chief. See Johnsen v. Indep. (Doc. Defendants point out that the letter was not shared with the general public or media, and that it did not amount to an attempt to disclose any official misconduct by a police official. 57 at 2; Doc. Dist. Mayor Mitch Belknap said he had also spoken with Patterson, who said she may not be released to come back to work until February, due to a wrist surgery. He also complained that he had not been selected for a promotion or specialized training. 52-1 at 37:2-7). Id. James Conroy officially began his new role July 29 and was sworn in Aug. 2, taking over for Capt. 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. 2002). 57 at 5; Doc. Baden Police Chief David Christner has worked at the department for 21 years, but on Monday he officially retired. The sergeant in that case named department Supervisor of The Year -- was demoted and served a 30-day suspension following the 11Alive reports. at 1203. 2. However, Plaintiff's speech was directed towards the Human Resources Department, and there is no allegation that it was ever intended to be made public. The city council will be asked to approve the choice of Cole for the job. The nonmovant must go beyond the allegations and denials of his pleadings and provide admissible evidence, which the Court views in the light most favorable to her. The Court has reviewed all of the exhibits attached to the Response, and cannot find any corresponding documents to support Plaintiff's contention, and therefore, does not consider this to be an undisputed fact. Plaintiff responds that all of her speech is protected by the First Amendment because the selection of the Roswell Chief of Police is a major news item, and the successful operation of the Roswell Police Department is of interest to the public at large. The. The move comes after alleged sex videos surfaced of the chief while he was. Defendant Scifres was not present at the briefing, and only learned about the incident after the meeting. Chief Conroy already had the cogs and the wheels turning, and just needed a council and mayor to get behind him.. 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. 52 at 3; Doc. If you want them to truly do their job with passion and courage, then do right by them, Wilson said. Brammer-Hoelter, 492 F.3d at 1203. Officers, command staff resign after south Georgia police chief arrested by GBI. 1 at 8). Again, the Court considers the content, form, and context of Plaintiff's speech, as well as her stated motivation for making the speech, in conducting its analysis. (Doc. Rather, her interest was to discuss her opinions regarding low employee morale, low retention rates, officer shift schedules, and her preference for her next supervisor. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986). Chad Cole, assistant superintendent for finance and operations at Roswell Independent School District, has been named by Roswell Mayor Timothy Jennings as his choice as the new city manager. 57 at 2, 4; Doc. 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. Feb 26, 2023. 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. 57 at 2). Matsushita Elec. Plaintiff responds that the speech was a matter of public concern because it was on the subject of who would be best able to run the Roswell Police Department, which is "a major news item." Plaintiff testified during her deposition that the Roswell Police Department officers brought up the Department's low morale on a daily basis, usually in the briefing area of the Department. PREVIOUS: Roswell police chief says muted body cameras and secret memo 'not a cover-up'. Id. 60-9 at 1). See Anderson, 477 U.S. at 249. "Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has requested and received the . Id. Id. The Court agrees with Defendants that the unsigned, unauthenticated letters, submitted by unknown declarants, and Plaintiff's testimony regarding the same, fall within the prohibition against hearsay. The Court Will Consider Each Instance of Speech Separately. (Doc. This page is monitored monitored 24/7 and should not be used for reporting emergencies. Please consider becoming a member of WABE today. 1 at 8). Funding for the audit will come from the police departments budget for the 2019 fiscal year. A fact is material if it might affect the outcome of the case under the governing substantive law. In February, 2012, Plaintiff was recommended for termination, but chose to resign from the Department instead. . She further contends that she had various conversations with city employees at the Yucca Recreational Center, which also constituted protected speech. Police Department | Roswell, NM Divisions Join the Force In the Community How Do I Serve and Protect Your Community Interested in joining RPD? 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." Plaintiff was concerned about who the next Chief of Police would be because she believed that the morale of the Department was low, which impacted the officers' ability to serve the community. Oct. 10, 2014). Again, an employee's speech raising concerns over how government officials are performing their duties will not always constitute a matter of public concern. 52 at 3; Doc. (Doc. Having considered the content, context, and form of Plaintiff's speech, as well as her stated motives, the Court does not find that Plaintiff's speech was on a matter of public concern. LOWELL, Mich. (WOOD) The Lowell police chief was forced to resign just days after a controversial Facebook post that supported four young men who had armed themselves against potential . 58-3 at 24:19-21). (Doc. Id. 57 at 2; Doc. Roswell's deputy chief, James C. Easterwood, announced his retirement from the department in October. 52 at 5; Doc. Lighton, 209 F.3d at 1224. (Doc. 57 at 3; Doc. All rights reserved. On December 17, 2010, Plaintiff delivered a number of letters from police officers to Roswell Mayor Del Jurney and Defendant Fry. 52-1 at 41:16-42:4). The department's supervisor of the year was demoted from sergeant to patrol officer and docked a month's pay. at 972. If it is not a matter of public concern then it is not constitutionally-protected speech. The Wulf plaintiff alleged the police chief impermissibly interfered with the right of some officers to join a certain private officer club, treated officers unfairly based on their membership in certain private officer clubs, misappropriated and misused public funds, and permitted a culture of sexual harassment. 65 at 3). 52-1 at 19:12-20:21). ROSWELL The Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office will respond to all emergency calls in the village for now. The message is not directed toward Plaintiff, but generally toward people dissatisfied with their jobs. The mass resignation reportedly caught Mayor Bob Fritz of Kimberling City off guard. We brought that pay up so that our officers who were here continued to stay and serve our community, he said. 57 at 4). 1 at 4). CIV-13-00512 CEG/SMV (D.N.M. 52-1 at 37:12-22). fechar. To be sure, the Court will further analyze Plaintiff's motivation for her speech. 57 at 2). of Educ., 391 U.S. 563, 568 (1968). 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 . BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.. Defendant Fry has been City Manager since approximately October, 2010. 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. His last day was Nov. 26. In the fall of 2010, the Roswell Police Department had an interim Chief of Police and interim Deputy Chief of Police because the officers holding those positions had recently resigned. The investigation resulted in a sustained finding of domestic violence in violation of the Department's policy. Therefore, the Court does not consider them. Id. No. 57 at 4; Doc. (Doc. I heard good things about them, Aguirre said. 1 at 4; Doc. 65 at 3). 3. Following a pre-determination hearing that took place on January 31, 2011, Defendant Fry transferred Plaintiff from her position as Defendant in the Criminal Investigations Division to the Consolidated Dispatch Center. In lieu of termination, Plaintiff tendered her resignation from the Roswell Police Department on February 16, 2012. Brammer-Hoelter v. Twin Peaks Charter Acad., 492 F.3d 1192, 1202 (10th Cir. 65 at 3). 52 at 12; Doc. 60). For example, the Tenth Circuit has held that speech regarding grievances about internal departmental affairs, disputes over the terms of employment, and workplace frustration, were not on matters of public concern. | AP. Id. 57 at 2). 52-1 at 18:17-25; Doc. The chief also told police Boddie and "3 - 6 other (B)lack males approached him . To be sure, the Court will compare the facts here with previous Tenth Circuit decisions considering the nature of a police officer's written speech. If the employee's speech is outside of her official duties, then the Court should next determine whether the subject of the speech is a matter of public concern. Your support is what keeps WABE strong. Example video title will go here for this video. (internal quotation omitted). 57 at 6; Doc. Helen Dunkin, who served as the interim head of the department for the previous seven months. This speech is entirely about internal departmental affairs and workplace frustration, and therefore only on matters of personal interest to Plaintiff. 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. (Doc. According to Roswell police, officials began investigating in January after a minor at Milton High School made an outcry about child sexual crimes. They weren't serving the community . The resignations of a police chief and of an officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota have failed to end unrest over Sunday's killing. 58-6 at 9:24-10:2; Doc. She requested that Defendant Scifres immediately cease the offending behavior, and be required to attend a refresher course on harassment in the work place. Id. . Therefore, they contend that the speech is not properly characterized as political in nature, or afforded the First Amendment protection as Plaintiff alleges. However, Plaintiff did admit to expressing dissatisfaction regarding Defendant Scifres' management style, particularly as it affected staffing and morale within the Police Department. The principal ones are sphalerite, boulangerite, bournonite, calcite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, tetrahedrite, and siderite." [Belot, 1978] 2007) (quotation omitted). U.S. Daunte Wright. 52-1 at 21:17-25). Brammer-Hoelter, 492 F.3d at 1205 (citing Hom v. Squire, 81 F.3d 969, 974 (10th Cir. Id. The City . THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendants' Motion and Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment ("Motion"), filed June 6, 2014, (Doc. Id. The official announcement simply called it a retirement, but. Plaintiff urges the Court to consider her pattern of speech as a unitary whole in undertaking the Garcetti/Pickering analysis. His complaint comes after recidivism rates in New Mexico are on the rise.. (Doc. Plaintiff did not allege serious police misconduct, or request that Mayor Jurney and Defendant Fry initiate a formal investigation, as in Wulf. See Gardetto v. Mason, 100 F.3d 803, 812 (10th Cir. Id. 52-5 at 7:14-19; Doc. 57 at 2). Last, Plaintiff alleges that her numerous conversations with fellow officers and other city employees were protected speech, which led to retaliation against her at the Police Department. If so, then the speech is not protected because the restriction properly "reflects the exercise of employer control over what the employer itself has commissioned or created." 57 at 13). While, the first three steps in the Garcetti/Pickering analysis are questions of law for the Court to decide, id., they may turn on resolution of a factual dispute by the jury. 65 at 3). 1989). 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 Plaintiff alleges that she "expressed grave concern for the community at the possible promotion of Defendant Scifres, an officer of questionable character and abilities." The U.S. Supreme Court held that speech pertaining to the confidence and trust than an employee possesses in her supervisors and the level of office morale, did not fall "under the rubric of matters of public concern." The content of challenged speech is the "crux of the public concern content inquiry." (Doc. 1 at 3, 4). 52 at 14). A unitary analysis may be appropriate when the speech involves multiple instances but only one subject. The Tenth Circuit found that, because the Wulf plaintiff's speech was directed to a public official seeking a formal investigation of a police chief's alleged misconduct, a finding of public concern was strongly supported by the evidence. (Doc. RELATED: Police officers who flipped a coin to see if a woman went to jail fired. 0:00. 624 were here. 52 at 6; Doc. Plaintiff's statements consisted of her subjective belief about her under-performing fellow officers, and speculation about what would happen if Defendant Scifres became Police Chief. A new officer starts at $58,553; those with a. On or around January 28, 2011, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendant Scifres and Officer Brad McFadden with the Human Resources Department, based on an incident that occurred at an officer briefing on December 14, 2010. 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