United States Fifth Circuit

A First Amendment retaliation claim was not actionable where evidence did not show that a city council termination vote was motivated by a police chief's political activities. No causal link existed in a claim under the Texas Whistleblower Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/13/2003
• Published 05/13/2003

Judges

• CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, HALL  and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter M. Kelly (argued), Kelly, Jeremiah & Feder, Donald G. Wilhelm, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian Joseph Begle (argued), Olson & Olson, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.