BARRETT v. THOMAS

No. 79-3021.

649 F.2d 1193 (1981)

Benny B. BARRETT, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. Carl THOMAS, Sheriff, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearing Denied September 1, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry M. Wade, Criminal Dist. Atty., Dallas County Texas, Dallas, Sue L. Lagarde, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee.

James C. Barber, Steven B. Thorpe, Dallas, Tex., Charles J. Baldree, Le Card, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before BROWN, THORNBERRY and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Denied September 1, 1981.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal, argued and decided in tandem with Collins v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1203 (5th Cir. 1981), arises from disputed personnel actions taken by Carl Thomas during his tenure as Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas. It addresses the constitutionality of certain rules regulating the conduct of employees in the Dallas County Sheriffs' Office, the...

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