Legal Opinion
Jose Bueno, Leon Trevino and Victor Alegria, Cross-Appellants v. City of Donna, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1983No. 81-2391PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs in this case filed suit in district court against the City of Donna, Texas, and various elected officials of that city1 under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1985 and 1986, contending that they were either discharged or forced to resign from their positions with the city in retaliation for their support of the defendants’ opponents in a city election. They also alleged that their dismissals and forced resignations violated the minimum due process protection guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The jury returned a verdict that the defendants had conspired or…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by89 opinions
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- Gary Terrell v. University of Texas System PoliceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Robert R. Evans, Cross-Appellee v. City of Dallas, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Milan Schultz v. Fred Baumgart, Chief, Waukesha Fire DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Leroy J. Matherne, Cross-Appellant v. Charles C. Wilson, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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