Legal Opinion
Ernest Edwards and Sarah Edwards v. Cass County, Texas, Paul Boone and Gary Pixley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1990No. 90-4511PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Paul Boone and Gary Pixley seek to appeal an adverse ruling following their assertion of qualified immunity. Plaintiffs Ernest and Sarah Edwards have moved to dismiss the appeal for want of appellate jurisdiction. Concluding that we in fact are without jurisdiction, we grant the motion, dismiss the appeal, and deny sanctions.
I
The Edwardses’ son, Carl Edwards, committed suicide while under arrest in the Cass County, Texas, jail. His parents brought the instant suit on September 7, 1989, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, with a pendent wrongful death claim…
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