Legal Opinion

Erin Lincoln v. City of Colleyville, Texas

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 5, 2018No. 17-10201; Cons. w/17-10841PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Before the court is Erin Lincoln's appeal of the district court's grant of qualified immunity to three police officers-Sandra Scott, Kyle Meeks, and Clair Barnes-who responded to a shooting incident involving her father. For the reasons set forth below, the district court's grant of summary judgment is affirmed.

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On December 26, 2013, agents of the Colleyville Police Department ("CPD") responded to a report that a man, armed with a gun, was on his way to an identified location-4101 Lexington Parkway in Colleyville, Texas-to kill his mother. Sergeant Charles…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  2. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Hunter v. BryantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by24 opinions

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