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BRANTON v. CITY OF DALLAS

No. 99-11206.

272 F.3d 730 (2001)

Deborah A. BRANTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF DALLAS; Bennie R. Click, Chief of Police Individually & in His Official Capacity, Defendants-Appellees. Deborah A. Branton, Plaintiff-Appellant. v. The City of Dallas, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 9, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob Michael Gorsky (argued), Michael Lawrence Cronig, Lyon, Gorsky, Baskett, Haring & Gilbert, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

George Allen Butler (argued), Robert James Wood, Clark, West, Keller, Butler & Ellis, Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POLITZ, SMITH and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

An internal affairs investigative officer in the Dallas Police Department filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit for employment retaliation in violation of her First Amendment right to free speech. The officer was downgraded in performance rating, removed from investigative and supervisory duties, and effectively disqualified for promotions and overtime pay because of her alleged improper ex parte communication with a hearing officer, an assistant...

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