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HURST v. LEE COUNTY, MISS.

No. 13-60540.

764 F.3d 480 (2014)

Rodricus Carltez HURST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 21, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim D. Waide, III, Esq. , Waide & Associates, P.A., Tupelo, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

William C. Murphree, Esq. , Michael Dale Chase , Gary Lee Carnathan, I, Esq. , Attorney, Carnathan & McAuley, Tupelo, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and WIENER and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Rodricus Carltez Hurst filed suit in federal district court alleging that Defendant-Appellee Lee County, Mississippi — acting through its Sheriff — terminated Hurst's employment in violation of his First Amendment right to free speech. The district court granted judgment as a matter of law in favor of Lee County. We affirm.

I. FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Hurst became employed as a...

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