ARRINGTON v. COUNTY OF DALLAS

No. 91-1817.

970 F.2d 1441 (1992)

Floyd D. ARRINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF DALLAS, et al., Defendants, Jack Richardson, Defendant-Appellant. Timothy HAMMOND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF DALLAS, et al., Defendants, Jack Richardson and Rick Richardson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc H. Richman, Alicia G. Curran, Legal Arts Center, Dallas, Tex., for Richardson, et al.

Albert B. Greco, Jr., Barbara L. Wohlrabe, Dallas, Tex., for Floyd D. Arrington and Timothy Hammond.

Before WILLIAMS, JOLLY, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Two constables of Dallas County, Texas, along with the county government, bring this interlocutory appeal seeking to overturn the district court's denial of qualified immunity from suits by two former deputy constables, who seek redress for loss of jobs, allegedly because they failed to support the constables' election campaigns. For the reasons set forth below we affirm in part, and reverse in part, and remand for trial.

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