Legal Opinion
Pineda v. City of Houston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 2002No. 01-20189PublishedCited by 425 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Houston police officers shot and killed Pedro Oregon Navarro following an unconstitutional warrantless entry into his residence. Members of his family filed this suit asserting a § 1983 claim against the City of Houston, as well as supplemental state claims. The district court granted summary judgment to the City on the § 1983 claim and dismissed the supplemental claims with prejudice. This appeal followed. We affirm the grant of summary judgment as to the § 1983 claim and modify the order dismissing the state claims to provide that those claims are…
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- Piotrowski v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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