United States Fifth Circuit

Individual defendants did not violate plaintiff's First Amendment rights by firing him for making persistent, false accusations of sexual harassment; employers were entitled to rely on the conclusions of their reasonable investigation and their determination that plaintiff was not credible. Jury verdict for plaintiff reversed; remanded to enter judgment for defendants.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/05/2004
• Published 05/05/2004

Judges

• BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:, Before BENAVIDES, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronald Lawrence Wilson (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Johnson.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald Joseph Nielsen (argued), Nielsen Law Firm, Metairie, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.