Legal Opinion
Williams v. Kaufman County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 8, 2003No. 02-10500PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge: **
Plaintiff-Appellants Thomas Gene Brown, Cecil Jackson and L.B. Brumley (collectively “plaintiffs”) appeal the district court’s denial of their unlawful detention, invasion of privacy, and oral harassment claims in their § 1983 suit against Sheriff Robert Harris (“Harris”) and Kaufman County, Texas (“the County”), (collectively, “defendants”). Defendants cross-appeal the district court’s judgment in favor of plaintiffs on their claims for illegal strip search, municipal liability against the county, nominal and punitive damages against Harris in his personal capacity,…
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