KENNEDY v. TANGIPAHOA PARISH LIBRARY

No. 99-30277.

224 F.3d 359 (2000)

Donna KENNEDY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TANGIPAHOA PARISH LIBRARY BOARD OF CONTROL; Pat Sledge, Director of the Tangipahoa Parish Library System, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Joseph Hogan, Jr. (argued), Hogan & Hogan, Hammond, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Scott G. Vincent (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BARKSDALE, BENAVIDES and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Donna Kennedy ("Kennedy") appeals from the district court's dismissal of her First Amendment cause of action for failure to state a claim, or, in the alternative, for summary judgment. Because we find that Kennedy has stated a claim and created a genuine issue of material fact precluding summary judgment, we reverse and remand.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

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