ROBINSON v. HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS

No. 18-10238.

921 F.3d 440 (2019)

Deanna J. ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS; Randy Meeks, in his individual capacity and official capacity; John Does 1-10, in their individual capacities and their official capacities; Jeffery Haines, in his individual capacity and official capacity; Destiny Tweedy, in her individual capacity and official capacity; Jacob Smith, in his individual capacity and official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 15, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JT Morris , JT Morris Law, P.L.L.C., Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas Phillip Brandt , Laura Dahl O'Leary , Francisco J. Valenzuela , Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

David A. Greene , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, for Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

Scott L. Sternberg , Michael Sam Finkelstein, Esq. , Sternberg, Naccari & White, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, Amici Curiae Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, National Coalition Against Censorship, DKT Liberty Project, Freedom to Read Foundation.

Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Deanna J. Robinson sued Defendants Hunt County, Sheriff Randy Meeks, and several employees of the Hunt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), alleging unconstitutional censorship on the HCSO Facebook page. The district court denied a preliminary injunction and later dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim...

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