Legal Opinion
Alton Montgomery v. O.A. "Bob" Brookshire, Sheriff of Ector County, Texas, and Ector County, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1994No. 93-8034PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellee Ector County Sheriff O.A. “Bob” Brookshire (Sheriff Brookshire) fired plaintiff-appellant Deputy Alton Montgomery (Montgomery). Montgomery brought civil rights, age discrimination, and First Amendment claims against Sheriff Brookshire and Ector County. The district court dismissed the civil rights claims and granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on the age discrimination and First Amendment claims. Montgomery appeals only the district court’s order granting summary judgment on the age discrimination claim. We reverse the district court’s…
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