United States Fifth Circuit

In an en banc rehearing following remand from U.S. Supreme Court, denial of summary judgment for police officers claiming qualified immunity affirmed, denial of motion to dismiss 14th Amendment false charge claim affirmed, denial of motion to dismiss Fourth Amendment fabrication of evidence claims reversed. Remanded to district court. The court held it is for a jury to resolve the competing factual narratives involving the police shooting of an armed teen threatening suicide, where Plaintiffs allege police fabricated evidence about the shooting.

Appellate Information

• Published 2019/08/21

Judges

• En banc

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel