Legal Opinion
Bolton v. City of Dallas, Tex.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2008No. 07-10999PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Per curiam
After a remand from this court, Terrell Bolton, former police chief of the City of Dallas, Texas, again appeals from the district court’s ruling and judgment that the City of Dallas is not liable, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for his termination by Ted Bena-vides, the Dallas city manager. Because we agree that, even though Benavides was the final decisionmaker, his actions in this respect were not the policy of the City and, as a result, the City is not liable for his termination of Bolton, we AFFIRM. We also DENY the respective motions of the parties as moot.
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In August 2003, Terrell Bolton was…
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