Legal Opinion
Burke v. Rollins
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided August 18, 2025No. 4:22-cv-03506Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT August 19, 2025 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION ANDREW BURKE, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Civil Action No. 4:22-CV-03506 § OFFICER ROLLINS, § § Defendant. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Andrew Burke, an inmate in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, filed this civil-rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 22, 2024, the Court entered default judgment against the sole remaining defendant, Officer Rollins.1 Accordingly, the only question before the Court is the amount of damages to which Burke is…
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