(January 8, 2016, 1:29 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A divided Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 5 vacated a trial court’s rejection of a detention center officer’s claim of retaliatory firing, finding that there was evidence that the center was inconsistent when it came to firing workers who mistreated inmates, but the majority affirmed the rejection of the officer’s remaining claims (Lillie D. Wheat v. Florida Parish Juvenile Justice Commission, No. 14-30788, 5th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 45).

(Opinion available. Document #73-160115-011Z.)

Lillie Wheat was hired by...