PORTILLO v. CUNNINGHAM

No. 16-20633.

872 F.3d 728 (2017)

JohnJay PORTILLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gregory E. CUNNINGHAM; David E. Moore; John Dziedzic; Heliodoro Martinez; Navidad Martinez; Edwin Johnson; Thomas M. Anderson; Joshua M. Murray; Houston Community College System, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED October 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean Michael Reagan , Leyh, Payne & Mallia, P.L.L.C., Armando Lopez, Esq. , Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Daniel Nicholas Ramirez , Monty & Ramirez, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, OWEN, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


JohnJay Portillo appeals the dismissal of his claims under common law, Texas statutes, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He contends that the court erred by dismissing for res judicata, and he challenges the order to pay costs under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(d). We affirm...

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