Legal Opinion
Robert Tolan v. Jeffrey Cotton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2013No. 12-20296PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge.
Primarily at issue in this appeal from a summary judgment is qualified immunity’s being granted for a police officer’s use of deadly force against a felony suspect, injuring him. This action concerns the various claims of four plaintiffs against numerous defendants; the appeal is from a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) judgment (partial final judgment capable of immediate appeal). This appeal involves only two of the plaintiffs and one of the defendants.
After summary judgment, based on qualified immunity, was awarded police officers Jeffrey Wayne…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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