Legal Opinion
Norvis Harmon v. Dallas County, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 2019No. 18-10353PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
This case is about an employment relationship that did not turn out well. Norvis Harmon, a former deputy constable, *888 brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Dallas County and then-Constable Derick Evans. He alleges the defendants violated his First Amendment rights when he was terminated for reporting the illegal acts of Evans and others to law-enforcement authorities. Harmon additionally alleges the defendants denied him equal protection of the law in refusing to hear his grievance.
This is Harmon's second lawsuit based on these facts, as he previously filed a state-court lawsuit…
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- Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Amstadt v. United States Brass Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1996
- Lavespere v. Niagara Machine & Tool Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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