HUGHES v. CITY OF GARLAND

No. 99-10482.

204 F.3d 223 (2000)

Tamara L. HUGHES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF GARLAND, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luther G. Jones, III (argued), Magary & Associates, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Ronald Bradford Neighbor (argued), Charles M. Hinton, Jr., Garland, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before GARWOOD, WIENER and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Tamara Hughes sued her former employer, the City of Garland, alleging that the City violated her due process rights by denying her a meaningful opportunity to clear her name after she was terminated from her job as a 911 operator because she filed a false police report. The City moved for and was granted summary judgment. We review the district court's grant of summary judgment de novo, and affirm.

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