Legal Opinion
Fred Browning v. City of Odessa, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1993No. 92-8583PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
In late 1990, Fred Browning was terminated as a fire fighter with the Odessa Fire Department. Browning filed this lawsuit, complaining that he was not provided the procedural due process required under the Fourteenth Amendment when he was dismissed. The City of Odessa filed a motion for summary judgment, contending that Browning had no property rights in his position as a fire fighter and that even if he had such a right, the city provided him with all of the procedural safeguards he was due. The district court agreed with both of the city’s contentions and granted the…
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