Legal Opinion
Vera v. Tue
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1996No. 95-10314PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue on this appeal is whether the district court properly held that the Sheriff was entitled to immunity from this civil rights suit. Finding that the Sheriff was not so entitled, we reverse in part and affirm in part.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Ray Vera, d/b/a Vera’s Bonding Company, and Larry Vera, d/b/a Vera’s Bonding Company (collectively the Bonding Company), filed the instant civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Charles Tue, Sheriff of Hale County, Texas, and Hale County, Tex as, alleging libel, slander, official misconduct, and…
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