Legal Opinion
Morrow v. Meachum
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 8, 2019No. 17-11243PublishedCited by 192 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREW S. OLDHAM, Circuit Judge:
Austin Moon was a young motorcyclist. He liked to ride fast. So fast, in fact, he twice eluded police officers at triple-digit speeds. On officers' third attempt to stop Moon, a Criminal District Attorney Investigator named Jonathan Meachum caused Moon to crash. Moon died. The question presented is whether Meachum is entitled to qualified immunity. The district court held yes. We affirm.
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On June 26, 2014, Meachum was patrolling I-20 near the town of Cisco, Texas. He *873was driving a marked police SUV. At around 5:30 p.m., Meachum observed motorcyclist Moon…
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