Abelar v. Walmart Stores Texas, LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT May 15, 2023 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION ASHLEY MARIE ABELAR, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § CIVIL CASE NO. H-23-21 § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, LATOYA S. § BRYANT, WALMART, INC., and AXON § ENTERPRISE, INC., § § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM AND OPINION In January 2021, a Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy, Latoya Bryant, working a second job as a loss protection officer at Walmart, detained Ashley Abelar for suspected shoplifting. Abelar alleges that, after she followed Deputy Bryant’s instructions to accompany her to an office on…