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GARZA v. ESCOBAR

No. 19-40664.

972 F.3d 721 (2020)

Bernice GARZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Omar ESCOBAR, Jr., in his official capacity as District Attorney and in his personal capacity; Starr County, Texas, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 28, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerad Wayne Najvar, Esq. , Austin M.B. Whatley , Najvar Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brian Miller , Myra Kay Morris , Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, L.L.P., Corpus Christi, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Southwick, Costa, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.

Bernice Garza was the Crime Victims Unit Coordinator for the 229th Judicial District Attorney's Office, which covers Duval, Jim Hogg, and Starr Counties in south Texas. She was fired because of political disagreements with her boss, Omar Escobar, Jr., the District Attorney. The district court dismissed her First...

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