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TEAGUE v. CITY OF FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS

No. 98-40230.

179 F.3d 377 (1999)

Tom TEAGUE and David Burkett, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS; Dave Brungardt; Wess Jones; Parker-Jones, Inc.; Terry Welch; Bill Parker; and Bobby Jones, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell Howard Daniels, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Edwin Armstrong Price Voss, Jr., Joe C. Tooley, Law Office of Joe C. Tooley, Terrence S. Welch, Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Tom Teague and David Burkett appeal a summary judgment entered in their retaliation case, asserting that they were reprimanded and ultimately discharged for exercising their First Amendment right to free speech. Concluding that the speech in question does not primarily address a matter of public concern, we affirm.

I.

Teague and Burkett were long-time police officers...

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