Culbertson v. Lykos, No. 13-20569 (5th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiffs filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against the County, District Attorney Pat Lykos, and one of her assistants, Rachel Palmer, for causing their termination by the college that had contracted to oversee breath alcohol testing for the Sheriff's Office. Plaintiffs also raised state law claims. The district court dismissed all of the claims. The court reversed the dismissal of plaintiff's claims against the County that it ratified Palmer's and Lykos's alleged retaliatory campaign; reversed the dismissal of the tortious interference with a contract claim; reversed the dismissal of tortious interference claims; and reversed the award of attorneys' fees. The court affirmed in all other respects.
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