Legal Opinion
Davis v. McKinney
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 21, 2008No. 07-20184PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Michael McKinney and Charles Chaffin bring this interlocutory appeal challenging the denial of their summary judgment motion seeking dismissal based on qualified immunity from plaintiff Cynthia Davis’ § 1983 suit for retaliatory discharge in violation of the First Amendment. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand to the district court for further proceedings.
I
Davis filed this suit against the above named defendants and the several arms of the University of Texas (“UT”) System. Prior to December 2003, Davis was…
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