MALDONADO v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 18-40318.

932 F.3d 388 (2019)

Dora Salia MALDONADO; Dora L. Munoz; Rogelio Cazares, Jr.; Jorge Salazar; Palmira Munoz; Chris Yates; Santos Leal, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Ricardo RODRIGUEZ, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed August 6, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret A. Harris , Butler & Harris, Houston, TX, Mohammed Sameer Ahmed , Edinburg, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Raymond L. Thomas , Kittleman Thomas, P.L.L.C., McAllen, TX, Ricardo Pumarejo, Jr. , Pumarejo Law, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, JONES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


A newly elected Hidalgo County, Texas district attorney, Ricardo Rodriguez, defeated the longtime incumbent and subsequently fired seven Plaintiff employees who worked in the DA's office. The Plaintiffs allege that Rodriguez fired them because they supported his political opponent, Rene Guerra. Rodriguez sought

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