Teresa L. Carter v. Greg Corrigan David Russell Ken McDaniels Sue Hansen

68 F.3d 480 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Teresa L. CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Greg CORRIGAN; David Russell; Ken McDaniels; Sue Hansen, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-55414. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 13, 1995. * Decided Oct. 17, 1995. 1 Before: BROWNING and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, ** District Judge 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Teresa Carter, a former probationary officer with the County of Riverside Sheriff's Office, appeals a directed verdict in her 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. Carter contends the County violated her First Amendment rights by firing her after she gave a deposition in a co-worker's suit against the County. The County argues it did not intend to prevent Carter from testifying, but merely wished to have its attorney present. It ordered Carter not to give the deposition that day because County counsel had a scheduling conflict, but Carter gave the deposition anyway. The district court granted a…