Naples Daily News
Five former Collier County clerk of courts staffers filed a lawsuit in January alleging they were fired in violation of their First Amendment rights for campaigning against Clerk of Courts Crystal Kinzel or supporting her challenger last year.
The plaintiffs include Mark Pasek, Meredith Carr, Patricia Morgan, Steven Morgan and James Molenaar. The federal complaint was filed in the Middle District Court of Florida on Jan. 7.
According to the complaint, the five plaintiffs served in the following roles at the clerk s office when their employment was terminated:
Pasek was an auditor
Patricia Morgan was the director of board minutes and records