Legal Opinion

Carlos Gonzalez v. Able Huerta

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 23, 2016No. 15-20212PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Carlos Gonzalez appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of school district police officer Abel Huerta.1 The question presented is whether the district court erred in granting Huerta qualified immunity. Because we find no violation of clearly established law, we AFFIRM.

I

On Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at approximately 4:30 pm in the afternoon, Carlos Gonzalez drove his gold-colored sports utility vehicle (SUV) to Bendwood Elementary School to pick up his wife, a school employee. Gonzalez was accompanied by his thirteen-year-old daughter,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Wilson v. LayneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. New Jersey v. T. L. O.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. Sonia Garcia v. Wesley BlevinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. Justin DarrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019

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