Legal Opinion
Debera MacE Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Jacob Vincent Revill, Deceased v. City of Palestine Pat Henderson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 24, 2003No. 02-40335PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
After the shooting death of her son in a confrontation with police, Deberá Mace brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Palestine, Texas and Palestine Police Chief Pat Henderson. Mace alleges that Henderson used excessive force against her son and, after shooting her son, he was deliberately indifferent to her son’s need for medical attention — all in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants based on qualified immunity. We find no reason to disturb the ruling and,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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