95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8316, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,415 Douglas Clements Sue Clements v. Airport Authority of Washoe County Robert White, Individually and as Executive Director of the Airport Authority of Washoe County Board of Trustees of the Airport Authority of Washoe County

69 F.3d 321 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8316 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,415 Douglas CLEMENTS; Sue Clements, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF WASHOE COUNTY; Robert White, individually and as Executive Director of the Airport Authority of Washoe County; Board of Trustees of the Airport Authority of Washoe County, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-16693. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 16, 1995. Decided Oct. 26, 1995. Lynn G. Pierce, Reno, NV, for plaintiffs-appellants. John A. Aberasturi (argued), Erickson, Thorpe & Swainston, Reno, NV, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before: FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 Douglas and Sue Clements, former employees of the Airport Authority of Washoe County, filed this federal action under Sec. 1983 alleging that their terminations violated the Due Process guarantee of the 14th Amendment and were in retaliation for First Amendment protected whistle-blowing activity. They also asserted ancillary state law claims. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants, and the…