Legal Opinion
Robert Moss v. Harris Cty Constable Precinct, et a
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 2017No. 16-20113PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNES, Circuit Judge:
Robert E. Moss appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Harris County on his discrimination and retaliation claims under the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Texas Labor Code (“TLC”), and on his First Amendment retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons explained below, we AFFIRM.
I. Background
In this wrongful termination case, Moss sued his former employer, Harris County, after Constable Alan Rosen terminated Moss’s employment while he was on leave recovering from back surgery. Moss claims that Rosen wrongfully terminated his…
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