Legal Opinion
Ardith McPherson v. Walter Rankin, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Constable, Precinct One of Harris County, Tx and Harris County Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1984No. 83-2399PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff, Ardith McPherson, a nontenured deputy constable 1 formerly employed by the defendant Constable of Harris County, Texas, appeals from the grant of summary judgment against her in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against Constable Walter Rankin and Harris County, Texas. The plaintiff McPherson alleges that she was denied her rights secured by the First and Fourteenth Amendments when she was fired by the Constable for a political remark made to a coworker during a private conversation. Finding that the existence of substantial issues of material fact made summary…
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3Cited by81 opinions
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