Legal Opinion

Scotch v. Letsinger

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 14, 2014No. 14-50390PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiff-Appellant Tamara Scotch (“Scotch”) brings several constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendant-Appellee Donnie Letsinger (“Letsinger”) in his individual and official capacities, as well as against Defendants Appellee Edwards County, Texas (the “County”). The district court rejected Scotch’s request to conduct discovery and granted summary judgment in Defendants-Appellees’ favor on all of Scotch’s claims. We affirm.

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Scotch was a member of the Rockspr-ings, Texas city council. Letsinger served as the County’s Sheriff. Chris David (“David”), a candidate…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Brumfield v. HollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  3. Deville v. MarcantelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. Bazan Ex Rel. Bazan v. Hidalgo CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  5. Goodman v. Harris CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by6 opinions

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