161731P.pdf   06/07/2018  Jamie Mahn  v.  Jefferson County
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  16-1731
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Wollman and Colloton, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Civil rights. In action by court employee alleging she was 
   fired in retaliation for voting for the circuit clerk's opponent, the 
   defendants have not established that she would have been fired in any 
   event for performance issues, and they are not entitled to summary 
   judgment under Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. 
   Doyle, 429 U.S. 274 (1977); the court would not rule on an issue regarding 
   qualified immunity as that claim was raised was not decided by the 
   district court and can be decided by the district court on remand; the 
   Eleventh Amendment does not bar plaintiff's claim against defendant Reuter 
   in his official capacity for equitable, prospective relief, including 
   declaratory relief and reinstatement; the district court did not err in 
   granting summary judgment for defendant Wes and defendant Jefferson County 
   as plaintiff's evidence failed to establish the necessary causal 
   connection between the alleged misconduct and the official sued.