Legal Opinion
Randy Cole v. Michael Hunter
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 25, 2015No. 14-10228, 15-10045PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Seventeen-year-old Ryan Cole was severely injured in an armed encounter with police. Ryan and his parents, Karen and Randy Cole (“the Coles”), brought suit against Officers Michael Hunter and Martin Cassidy, alleging that they violated Ryan’s Fourth Amendment right not to be subjected to excessive force. They also sued Officer Carl Carson, alleging Carson violated Ryan’s rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments by lying and concealing evidence in order to protect Hunter and Cassidy; that he caused Ryan to be wrongfully charged with aggravated…
2Cases cited103 opinions
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- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- Michele Black v. County of MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2016
- Randy Cole v. Michael HunterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
- William Avery v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- Christopher Cantu v. City of Dothan, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
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