Legal Opinion

Chaz Rodgers v. Lancaster Police & Fire Dept, et a

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 7, 2016No. 14-10402PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Chaz Rodgers’s son, Anthony Hudson, died from a gunshot wound. Rodgers sought to hold the Lancaster police and fire departments, law-enforcement officers, and a hospital and its medical'personnel liable. Without benefit of the res nova determination that we now make, the district court dismissed without prejudice. We reverse and remand.

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Hudson was leaving a party when Devon Candler drove by and began shooting. Lancaster Police Department (“LPD”) dispatched officers, who discovered Hudson lying unresponsive in the street with an apparent gunshot wound. Lancaster…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  2. Austin Nursing Center, Inc. v. LovatoTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Johnson v. City of ShelbySupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. Harper v. ShowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  5. Ann Rhyne v. Henderson CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by63 opinions

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