Legal Opinion
David Sims v. City of Madisonville
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 28, 2018No. 16-20440PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Per curiam
David Sims, a former officer with the Madisonville Police Department (MPD), sued the City of Madisonville, Texas (the City), 1 and his former supervisor, Sergeant Jeffrey Covington, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , alleging that he was terminated after reporting acts of misconduct by Covington in violation of his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the City on the grounds of res judicata, and later granted summary judgment in favor of Covington based on qualified immunity. Sims appeals those judgments as well as several of the court's…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Tolan v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
40 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by98 opinions
- Ivan Webb v. Town of Saint JosephCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
- Thayne Griener v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- Don Powers v. Northside Independent Sch DisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
- Guerra v. CastilloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
- Bevill v. FletcherCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
93 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.