Legal Opinion
Joseph M. Schultea, Sr. v. David Robert Wood, David Robert Wood, Homer Ford, W.F. "Slim" Plagens and Warren K. Driver
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1995No. 93-2186PublishedCited by 431 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
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A former chief of police for Tomball, Texas, alleges that three city councilmen and the city manager conspired to demote him after he reported to state authorities that one of the councilmen might be involved in illegal activity.
As chief of police, Joseph M. Schultea began investigating allegations in March 1992 that David R. Wood, a councilman, was involved in criminal activity. On April 8, 1992, Schultea told Warren K. Driver, the city manager of this home rule city, about his investigation. The next day, Schultea and Driver discussed the…
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