Legal Opinion
Saenz v. Heldenfels Bros.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1999No. 98-40902PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Appellants are the estates and surviving family members of Graciela Saenz and Jose Hinojosa, who were killed when Jose Hilario Zuniga, a drunk driver, struck their automobile. Appellants sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that (1) Deputy Sheriff Beto Gonzalez abused his governmental authority by ordering his partner, Reserve Deputy Antonio Martinez, to refrain from investigating Zuniga for drunken driving minutes before the accident occurred; and (2) Brooks County had a custom or policy tolerating Gonzalez’s refusal to enforce drunk driving laws. We agree with…
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