Legal Opinion
Pineda v. City of Houston
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided December 6, 2000No. CIV. A. H-98-3877PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAKE, District Judge.
Pending before the court is the City of Houston’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 180). The City argues that it is entitled to summary judgment on the claims plaintiffs have brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 and § 1988. For the reasons set forth below the City’s motion will be granted.
I. Background
A. Factual
Until the early 1990s responsibility for narcotics enforcement in the Houston Police Department (HPD) resided primarily with the local patrol divisions whose tactical units conducted undercover narcotics investigations. In 1992 Sam…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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