BUENO v. CITY OF DONNA

No. 81-2391.

714 F.2d 484 (1983)

Jose BUENO, et al., Plaintiffs, Leon Trevino and Victor Alegria, Plaintiffs-Appellees Cross-Appellants, v. CITY OF DONNA, et al., Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ramon Garcia, Edinburg, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Edward J. Tuddenham, Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc., Hereford, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before RUBIN, GARZA and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs in this case filed suit in district court against the City of Donna, Texas, and various elected officials of that city1 under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1985 and 1986, contending that they were either discharged or forced to resign from their positions with the city in retaliation for their support of the defendants' opponents in a city election. They also alleged that their dismissals and forced...

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