United States Fifth Circuit

Grant of summary judgment for police officer defendants based on qualified immunity is affirmed in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force and deliberate indifference in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/24/2003
• Published 06/24/2003

Judges

• E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, DUHÉ and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Edward Starr (argued), Hommel & Starr, Tyler, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Earl Glenn Thames, Jr. (argued), Potter Minton, Tyler, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.