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BOLTON v. CITY OF DALLAS, TEX.

No. 05-11141.

472 F.3d 261 (2006)

Terrell BOLTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS, and Teodoro Benavides, in His Official and Individual Capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 7, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Louise Butler, Butler & Harris, Dwaine M. Massey, Massey Law Firm, Houston, TX, James A. Jones, Gillespie, Rozen, Watsky, Motley & Jones, Robert Charles Hinton, Jr., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

George Allen Butler, Stephanie L. Reaugh, Gino Rossini, Hunton & Williams, Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, BENAVIDES and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Terrell Bolton appeals a summary judgment in favor of the defendants, the City of Dallas and its city manager, Teodoro Benavides. Bolton sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the city had terminated him from his position as Chief of Police in violation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court concluded that Bolton lacked a constitutionally-protected property interest in further employment with...

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