Legal Opinion
Fiesel v. Cherry
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2002No. 01-20142PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, Tom Fiesel, brought suit against Dessie Cherry, Lepher Jenkins and James Willet, each employees and officials of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”), alleging that they used their positions to abridge his First Amendment right to freedom of speech, thereby rendering them culpable for violations of his civil rights, as recognized by 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The defendants moved for summary dismissal of the suit pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c), contending that Fies-el’s allegations failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether their conduct violated his civil…
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