U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2015

Crystal Molina v. Brown County

Crystal Molina v. Brown County
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided September 22, 2015 · Reavley, Smith, Haynes
616 F. App'x 163

Crystal Molina v. Brown County

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Crystal Molina, a former county employee, sued various county employees in their official capacity under numerous theories, including, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, violation of her Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights, First Amendment retaliation, and vindictive and bad-faith prosecution, and under §§ 1985 and 1986, conspiracy to violate her rights. The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment in a succinct but sufficiently thorough opinion dated March 17, 2015.

The court carefully explained, inter alia, that Molina made no showing of a suspect county policy that resulted in the alleged violations and that any retaliation was not in response to any speech that involved a matter of public concern rather than in regard to her official duties as a public employee.

This case reflects a number of local squabbles but no indication of an infringement of federally protected rights. The summary judgment is AFFIRMED.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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