Legal Opinion
Van Ooteghem v. Gray
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 22, 1980No. 78-3711PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
We are asked today to review the last scene of a real-life drama in which the lead actor, defendant Hartsell Gray, was featured in several roles. The district court concluded the performance by determining that Gray, while acting in his official role as Treasurer of Harris County, Texas, had discharged his co-star, plaintiff John Van Ooteghem, in contravention of the latter’s First Amendment right to free speech. As the final curtain fell, the district court ordered the defendant to reinstate Van Ooteghem to his role as Assistant County Treasurer and awarded back pay…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by59 opinions
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