United States Fifth Circuit

Plaintiffs, who after alerting the district attorney and the media to police officer misconduct were later subjected to a questionable traffic stop, made a sufficient showing of First Amendment retaliation to overcome summary judgment for defendants; fact issues exist as to whether officers are entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/23/2002
• Published 04/23/2002

Judges

• EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges, and LIMBAUGH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip Martin Ross (argued), Castroville, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., Robert E. Valdez, San Antonio, TX, for Tejeda.


• For Appellees:
  
• Susan A. Bowen, Asst. Dist. Atty. (argued), San Antonio, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.