Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Tangipahoa Parish Library Board of Control
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2000No. 99-30277PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Donna Kennedy (“Kennedy”) appeals from the district court’s dismissal of her First Amendment cause of action for failure to state a claim, or, in the alternative, for summary judgment. Because we find that Kennedy has stated a claim and created a genuine issue of material fact precluding summary judgment, we reverse and remand.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Kennedy began working at the Tangipa-hoa Parish Library (“the Library”) on March 21, 1995. By all objective criteria, she performed her job well. Over the course of two years, she received five…
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