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GONZALEZ v. BENAVIDES

No. 84-2440.

774 F.2d 1295 (1985)

Edgardo A. GONZALEZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. C.Y. BENAVIDES, Jr., Webb County Judge, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Morales, Sr., Laredo, Tex., for Webb Comm's Court & Webb County.

Lawrence A. Mann, Laredo, Tex., for Benavides & Webb County Comm.

Oscar M. Laurel, Jr., Laredo, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, POLITZ and TATE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

In this case, before us for the second time,1 we must balance a public employee's right to free speech against a public employer's interest in the effective and efficient performance of the agency the employee serves. In affirming the district court, we strike the constitutional balance in favor of the employee.

I.

Plaintiff Edgardo Gonzalez was Executive Director of the Laredo...

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