Opinion
No. 15-10354
09-22-2015
CRYSTAL MOLINA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BROWN COUNTY; SHANE BRITTON, Individually and in His Official Capacity as County Attorney; SUZY YOUNG, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Election Administrator; E. RAY WEST, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Brown County Judge, Defendants-Appellees.
Summary Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 6:13-CV-48
Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. --------
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.