Legal Opinion
Michael Melton v. Hunt County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 13, 2017No. 15-10604PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge,
joined by STEWART, Chief Judge, JOLLY, JONES, SMITH, CLEMENT, PRADO, OWEN, SOUTHWICK, HAYNES,* and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges:
Michael David Melton alleges that he was arrested in violation of the Fourth Amendment for an assault committed by another man with the same first and last names. He seeks to hold Deputy Kelly Phillips, who took the original incident report, liable for his arrest under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Deputy Phillips moved for summary judgment in district court, asserting the defense of qualified immunity. The district court determined that fact…
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