Coszalter v. City Of Salem

320 F.3d 968 Guido COSZALTER; Gary Jones; Steve Johnson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF SALEM, a municipal corporation; Sam Kidd, individually and in his capacity as supervisory employee for the City of Salem; Randy Pecor, individually and in his capacity as supervisory employee for the City of Salem; Mark Scheer, individually and in his capacity as supervisor for the City of Salem; Steve Coots, individually and in his capacity as an employee of the City of Salem; Rollie Baxter, individually and in his capacity as an employee of the City of Salem, Defendants-Appellees. No. 00-36097. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 8, 2002. Filed February 18, 2003. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED David C. Force, Eugene, OR, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Joseph D. Robertson, Salem, OR, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon; Thomas M. Coffin, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-98-06039-TMC. Before: FERGUSON, W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and KING, * District Judge. WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs, current and former employees of the City of Salem, Oregon, sued under 42 U.S.C.…