Legal Opinion
Jose Garza v. City of Donna
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2019No. 18-40044PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
On February 19, 2016, in a detention facility operated by the Donna Police Department in Donna, Texas, Jose Luis Garza died by suicide. His estate and survivors brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a lone defendant, the City of Donna, alleging violations of the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause in the time leading up to, and immediately following, Garza's suicide. The district court granted summary judgment to the City, and we affirm.
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In the early morning of February 19, 2016, officers of the Donna Police Department ("DPD") responded to…
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