Legal Opinion
Kinney v. Weaver
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2002No. 00-40557PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellees Dean Kinney and David Hall brought suit against seven law enforcement officials, the seven cities or counties that employ these officials, and the East Texas Police Chiefs’ Association,1 asserting four claims: (1) a 42 U.S.C. § 1985(2) claim alleging conspiracy against Kinney and Hall because of their testimony in judicial proceedings, (2) a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim alleging violations of their rights to freedom of speech under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, (3) a § 1983 claim alleging violations of their Fourteenth Amendment rights to due process of…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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