United States Fifth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force by Defendant police officer in shooting a suspect, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed where a reasonable jury could conclude that Defendant's use of force was not reasonable under the circumstances known to him at the time of the incident.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/09/2009
• Published 06/09/2009

Judges

• EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before WIENER, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martina Esther Cartwright, Houston, TX, Newton Boris Schwartz, Sr., James A. Stegall, III, Law Offices of Newton B. Schwartz, Houston, TX, for Goodman.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce S. Powers, Asst. Cty. Atty., Mary E. Baker, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.