CUNNINGHAM v. CASTLOO

No. 20-40082.

983 F.3d 185 (2020)

Brandie CUNNINGHAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas CASTLOO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Andrew Messer , Melissa H. Cranford , Timothy Allen Dunn , Messer Fort McDonald, P.L.L.C., Frisco, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David Ryan Herring Iglesias , James A. Evans, III , Attorney, Iglesias Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Tyler, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Jolly, Southwick, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


This interlocutory appeal presents the question whether Sheriff Thomas Castloo enjoys qualified immunity from Brandie Cunningham's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims premised on the denial of a name-clearing hearing in violation of procedural due process. The district court answered no. Citing factual disputes, and holding...

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