U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Maldonado v. Rodriguez
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Author
- Edith Hollan Jones
- Filed
- Aug. 6, 2019
- Case
- Maldonado v. Rodriguez
- Case status
- Decided
Opening text
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EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge: A newly elected Hidalgo County, Texas district attorney, Ricardo Rodriguez, defeated the longtime incumbent and subsequently fired seven Plaintiff employees who worked in the DA's office. The Plaintiffs allege that Rodriguez fired them because they supported his political opponent, Rene Guerra. Rodriguez sought *390</…
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