Tag: §1983

Officers who go to wrong house and kill homeowner denied qualified immunity

Facts Around 1:00 a.m. on May 28, 2013, the Fort Worth Police Department dispatched officers Richard A. Hoeppner and Benjamin Hanlon in response to a

Qualified immunity denied for officers accused of beating an unresisting subject to death after car stop

Facts Ronald Greene was driving on U.S. Highway 80 in Monroe, Louisiana around 12 a.m. on May 10, 2019. Trooper Dakota DeMoss attempted to stop

Pretrial detainee who is unrestrained, uncooperative, and had recently attacked guards denied §1983 when he is forcefully taken down

Facts In 2018, Zachariah Holm initiated a violent altercation with correctional officers as a pretrial detainee held in the Comal County Jail. The incident was

Video and audio helped to prove that officers did not provide false statements in affidavit

Facts In 2014, Roberto Garcia was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was found sleeping in a parked vehicle in a private driveway to a

A prisoner with mental illness has a prolonged detention

Facts In 2005, Steven Harris was charged with murdering his father, shooting three law enforcement officers, shooting into occupied vehicles, carjacking, and kidnapping. He pleaded

There is no § 1983 when officers had probable cause to support the arrest

Facts Percy Utley filed suit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the City of Houston, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, and John Doe Officers, for alleged

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