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Opinions of the United
2008 Decisions                                                                                                             States Court of Appeals
                                                                                                                              for the Third Circuit

6-5-2008

Heller v. Fulare
Precedential or Non-Precedential: Non-Precedential

Docket No. 07-2908

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                                                    NOT PRECEDENTIAL

           UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

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                         No. 07-2908
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RONALD C. HELLER; JOHN R. FLINN; MATHEW W. LINDSEY;
     OTTO G. BARTON, II; CHRIS WILLIAM BENDER,

                               Appellants

                               v.

   JERRY C. FULARE, individually, and in his official capacity
as a Logan Township Supervisor also known as JEROME FULARE

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         On Appeal from the United States District Court
            for the Western District of Pennsylvania
                  (D.C. Civil No. 04-cv-00265J)
         District Judge: The Honorable Kim R. Gibson

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           Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a)
                        May 23, 2008

  Before: SMITH, HARDIMAN, and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

                      (Filed June 5, 2008)

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                                OPINION OF THE COURT
                                     ___________

PER CURIAM.

       This matter has been before us previously on interlocutory appeal. The factual

background remains unchanged. See Heller v. Fulare, 454 F.3d 174 (3d Cir. 2006).

Ronald C. Heller, John R. Flinn, Matthew W. Lindsey, Otto G. Barton, II, and Chris

William Bender filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging

employment discrimination through retaliation in violation of their rights under the First

Amendment to free speech. After protracted litigation, the District Court granted

summary judgment on this remaining § 1983 claim against the Appellees.

       We have appellate jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we review de

novo an order granting summary judgment. Saldana v. Kmart Corp., 260 F.3d 228, 231

(3d Cir. 2001). Judge Gibson's opinion is a thorough statement of his reasoning and fully

supports his order. No further refutation of the Appellants' allegations of error is

indicated. Hence, we will not further opine or offer additional explanations and reasons

beyond those given by the District Court. It is sufficient to say that, essentially for the

reasons given by the District Court in its opinion dated the 14th day of June, 2007, we

will affirm.

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