Legal Opinion
Bolton v. City of Dallas TX
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 7, 2006No. 05-11141PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Terrell Bolton appeals a summary judgment in favor of the defendants, the City of Dallas and its city manager, Teodoro Benavides. Bolton sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the city had terminated him from his position as Chief of Police in violation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court concluded that Bolton lacked a constitutionally-protected property interest in further employment with the Dallas Police Department (“DPD”). Because Chapter XII, § 5 of the Dallas City Charter creates a constitutionally-protected…
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