Margaret Mitchell v. Mid-Willamette Valley Senior Services Agency Patrice Peterson, Individual and Official Capacity

64 F.3d 666 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Margaret MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY SENIOR SERVICES AGENCY; Patrice Peterson, Individual and official capacity, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35721. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 3, 1995. Decided Aug. 22, 1995. Before: BROWNING, REAVLEY, * and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Margaret Mitchell brought suit against the Mid-Willamette Valley Senior Services Agency and Patrice Peterson (jointly referred to as "MWVSSA"), alleging that MWVSSA constructively discharged her in retaliation for her exercise of free speech, in violation of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 , and for her reports of nursing home violations, in violation of Oregon's whistleblower statute, Or.Rev.Stat. Secs. 659.035, 659.505. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of MWVSSA, and we affirm. BACKGROUND 3 In June 1989, Mitchell was hired by MWVSSA as a protective…