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063625P.pdf   08/15/2007  Charles E. Gunter  v.  William J. Morrison
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  06-3625
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Murphy and Shepherd, Circuit
   Judges]
   Civil Case - retaliation. District court erred in ruling employee's lawsuit
   did not address a matter of public concern. Evidence supported that
   successful lawsuit, appellate court's finding city's conduct was truly
   irrational, lack of evidence of disharmony, comments that employee was
   denied promotion because of lawsuit warrant reversal of summary
   judgment. Denial of civil conspiracy claim also fails. Mayor and board
   members are not entitled to qualified immunity because a reasonable
   official would have known that refusing to promote employee because he
   sued the city violated the right of access to the courts.