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SIMS v. CITY OF MADISONVILLE

No. 16-20440.

894 F.3d 632 (2018)

David SIMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MADISONVILLE; Madisonville Police Department; Jeffery Covington, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED June 28, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence Wade Watts , Melissa Azadeh , Watts & Company Lawyers, Limited, P.O. Box 2214, Missouri City, TX 77459, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

William S. Helfand , Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, L.L.P., Suite 1400, 24 Greenway Plaza, Weslayan Tower Houston, TX 77046, for Defendant-Appellee City of Madisonville.

Ramon Gustave Viada, III , Viada & Strayer, Suite 100, 17 Swallow Tail Court, The Woodlands, TX 77381, for Defendant-Appellee Madisonville Police Department, Jeffery Covington.

Before KING, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

David Sims, a former officer with the Madisonville Police Department (MPD), sued the City of Madisonville, Texas (the City),1 and his former supervisor, Sergeant Jeffrey Covington, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he was terminated after reporting acts of misconduct by Covington in violation of his First...

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