Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Ector County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 1, 2008No. 06-51445PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Donna Jordan brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Ector County and Janis Morgan (Defendants), the Ector County District Clerk and her former boss, alleging that Morgan fired her in retaliation for her exercise of her First Amendment rights. The case went to trial; the jury found for Jordan and awarded her damages. We affirm.
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When the longtime Ector County District Clerk decided against seeking reelection in 2002, two employees in the Clerk’s office, Jordan and Morgan, ran for the office. Morgan won. Jordan did not quit her job in the Clerk’s…
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