Lambert v. Richard

59 F.3d 134 149 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2859 , 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5315, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9089 Barbara LAMBERT; Santa Ana City; Santa Ana City Employees Association, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Robert RICHARD, Director, Library Department Director; David Ream, City Manager; City of Santa Ana, Defendants-Appellants. No. 94-55129. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 6, 1995 * . Decided July 10, 1995. Robert J. Wheeler, Asst. City Atty., Santa Ana, CA, for defendants-appellants. Paul Crost, Reich, Adell, Crost & Cvitan, Orange, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: Betty B. FLETCHER, Charles WIGGINS, and Ferdinand F. FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 The City of Santa Ana, Robert Richard, its Library Department Director, and its City Manager, David Ream, defendants in a Section 1983 action, 1 appeal the judgments against them imposing liability, awarding damages, injunctive and declaratory relief, and denying qualified immunity to the individual defendants. The suit arises out of a letter of reprimand sent by Richard to Barbara Lambert, a library…