Legal Opinion

Tammy Cooper v. City of La Porte Police Dept, et a

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 14, 2015No. 14-20464UnpublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: **

Plaintiff Tammy Cooper appeals the summary judgment on her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims in favor of the Defendants, the City of La Porte and one of its police officers. We AFFIRM.

I. Background

One evening Cooper’s neighbor called the La Porte Police Department to report that Cooper’s two children, believed to be five years of age or younger, were riding motorized scooters on a neighborhood street without adult supervision. Officers Davidson and Henson of the La Porte Police Department responded to the scene at approximately 10:01 p.m.

Davidson spoke to Cooper in her driveway and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Hathaway v. BazanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  4. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  5. Glenn v. City of TylerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  4. Clarence Roy v. City of MonroeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  5. Collins v. DotsonDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2019

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