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Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com. Date: 10-05-2004 Case Style: Robert Amboree v. Harris County Texas Sheriff's Office Case Number: Unknown10/5/04 Judge: Bruce Oakley Court: District Court, Harris County, Texas Plaintiff's Attorney: Unknown Defendant's Attorney: Assistant County Attorney Jay Siskind Description: Robert Amboree claimed the Harris County Texas Sheriff's Office terminated against him in retaliation for helping other Afro-American deputies file racial discrimination complaints against the Sheriff's Office after a supervisor called them "monkeys." Amboree had servered as deputy with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 18 years before being discharged. The defendant claimed that Amboree's termination was justified because of his disciplinary record, which included 14 citations as far back as 1983 for things such as sleeping on the job. Outcome: 10-2 awarding Amboree $53,733 in back pay and $46,266 in damages after deliberating for more than eight hours since Friday. Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown Defendant's Experts: Unknown Comments: None |
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