Legal Opinion
David Wilson v. Gerald Birnberg
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 2012No. 11-20035PublishedCited by 277 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing is GRANTED. We withdraw the prior opinion, 660 F.3d 206, and substitute the following.
David Burén Wilson brought suit against various officials arising from his name not being placed on the 2010 primary election ballot in Houston, Texas. His complaint was dismissed for failure to state a claim. We AFFIRM in part and REVERSE and REMAND in part.
On January 4, 2010, Wilson filed an application to run in the Democratic Party primary election for Harris County Commissioner. The application was filed 15 minutes before the close of…
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