Legal Opinion
Robert E. Robison v. Wichita Falls and North Texas Community Action Corporation, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1975No. 73-3466PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Robert Robison, the plaintiff-appellant in this employment termination case, raises two issues on appeal. First, he challenges the constitutionality of the procedures employed by the Wichita Falls and North Texas Community Action Corporation (“Wichita”) in terminating his employment as a program director because of his having allegedly misappropriated corporate funds. Second, he challenges the refusal of the United States District Court to hear evidence that his termination was in retaliation for the exercise of his First Amendment rights. We find no merit to these…
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