Legal Opinion

Henry Keith Sterzing v. Fort Bend Independent School District, Fort Bend, Texas, and Roy Kelly, Individually

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 24, 1974No. 72-3180PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Per curiam

In a very detailed opinion 1 the District Court found that Appellant Sterzing’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when he was discharged from his position as a school teacher with the Fort Bend Independent School District. 2 As remedy the Court ordered the school district to expunge from its records all references to Sterzing’s discharge and awarded him $20,-000. 00.in general damages and $5,000.00 for attorney’s fees. The Court denied Sterzing’s request for reinstatement as a teacher with the Fort Bend Independent School District on the grounds that his reinstatement would…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. City of Kenosha v. BrunoSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. 2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 926, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,235 Mildred Harkless v. The Sweeny Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  3. United Farmworkers of Florida Housing Project, Inc. v. The City of Delray Beach, Florida, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. Sterzing v. Fort Bend Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1972

3Cited by74 opinions

  1. Richard Williams v. The City of ValdostaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  2. Miguel A. Rosario-Torres v. Rafael Hernandez-Colon, Etc., Appeal of Franklin Martinez-Monge, Miguel A. Rosario-Torres v. Rafael Hernandez-Colon, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  3. 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 836, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,755 Jane Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  4. Jose Bueno, Leon Trevino and Victor Alegria, Cross-Appellants v. City of Donna, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. 16 Fair empl.prac.cas. 396, 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8046 Van Davis v. County of Los Angeles, Etc., Van Davis v. County of Los Angeles, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978

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