Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit July 20, 2001, No. 00-5650 (York v. Purkey)

SILER, Circuit Judge.

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs Jesse York, Allen Long, Darrell Mitchell, David Hoover, Michael Long, and Johnny Long filed suit against defendant Otto Purkey, alleging that Purkey violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by firing them from their jobs in retaliation for their political support of his political opponent.