Legal Opinion
Mary Elizabeth Dunn v. Mike Denk, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1996No. 93-1964, 93-9066PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge: *
This is a case controlled by the law applicable from 1989 to 1992, a window created by our decision in Johnson v. Morel, 876 F.2d 477 (5th Cir.1989) (en banc), and Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1, 112 S.Ct. 995, 117 L.Ed.2d 156 (1992), the decision of the Supreme Court effectively overruling it. See Harper v. Harris County, Texas, 21 F.3d 597, 600 (5th Cir.1994).
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The facts concerning Officer Denk’s arrest of Ms. Dunn in 1990 and Dunn’s ensuing suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Denk for, inter alia, excessive use of force in effecting her arrest are set out in full in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- James Johnson, Jr. v. D. MorelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Wells v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Gloria Jean Harper, Individually and as Mother and Next Friend of Jordan Harper a Minor and Jordan Harper v. Harris County, Texas, John P. DenholmCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Ikerd v. BlairCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- William Windham v. Harris County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
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