Leroy J. Matherne, Cross-Appellant v. Charles C. Wilson, Cross-Appellees

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1988-08-10

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PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: Former Sheriff Charles C. Wilson and his successor, Sheriff Johnny Marino, appeal from a judgment for Leroy J. Matherne, a deputy, on the trial of Matherne’s § 1983 claim that Wilson fired him for campaigning for Wilson’s political opponent. Persuaded that he is entitled to qualified immunity, we reverse the judgment against Wilson in his in…

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