Legal Opinion
Morales v. Boyd
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 23, 2008No. 07-11291UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Vecentie Morales brought claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which arose out of an alleged illegal search and seizure, against several law enforcement officers in their individual capacities (Officers), as well as two Texas counties (Counties). The district court granted summary judgment as to all defendants. Since Morales has not rebutted the Officers’ qualified immunity defense, we affirm.
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The following facts are undisputed on the summary judgment record. While in custody following his arrest in June 2002, Vecentie Morales was interviewed by one of the Officers, Ira Mercer. In the…
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