Legal Opinion
Hinojosa v. Butler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 23, 2008No. 07-50566PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER W. ELROD, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Ralph Hinojosa appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of San Antonio on his § 1983 excessive force and deliberate indifference claims. He also appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of San Antonio police officer Israel Butler on the same claims. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City, but reverse and remand for a new trial on the issue of Officer Butler’s liability for excessive force.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 4, 2003, at about 2 a.m., Officer Israel Butler of the San…
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