Legal Opinion

Jennings v. Joshua Independent School District

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 12, 1989No. 88-1089PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This case is a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against school officials, a policeman, sniffer-dog handlers and other defendants. William Jennings, father of Naomi Jennings, alleged that the defendants violated his and his daughter’s fourth amendment rights by conducting a search of his automobile in the Joshua High School parking lot pursuant to a search warrant. Jennings appeals from a judgment of the district court based on a directed verdict for all defendants except Officer David Stevens, who won before the jury. Both Jennings and his…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Patricia Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  4. Chester R. Robinson and Wife, Frances Earline Robinson, and Roy K. Ewart and David B. Black v. The National Cash Register CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. Thomas J. Sims, Cross-Appellant v. Jefferson Downs Racing Association, Inc., Cross- Stewards B.B. Rayburn and Claude Mauberret, Jr., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Wilbert J. Sheets, Cross-Appellant v. Yamaha Motors Corporation, U.S.A. And Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. Of Iwata, Japan, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  2. Michael K. Topalian, Roy Jacobs, Jr., Richard H. Manuel, and Bobby W. McDonald and Armando Lopez v. John N. Ehrman, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. Schnabel v. TylerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  4. Weigel v. WeigelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  5. Robin Mayfield v. Butler Snow, L.L.P.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020

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