SOLIS v. SERRETT

No. 21-20256.

31 F.4th 975 (2022)

Jessica Lorraine SOLIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel A. SERRETT; Teddy F. Sims, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED April 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce K. Thomas , Law Office of Bruce K. Thomas, Kristen Leigh Homyk, Esq. , Thomas Dean Malone , Brandie Moser, Esq. , Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William S. Helfand , Norman Ray Giles , Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before Davis, Smith, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.


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