Legal Opinion
James v. Harris County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 2009No. 07-20725PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case, the plaintiffs seek to impose municipal liability on Harris County, Texas, for the death of their family relative who was killed by a deputy sheriff who was allegedly engaging in unconstitutional excessive force during an arrest. They allege the County is liable for the deputy’s unconstitutional acts under Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978), because the Harris County Sheriffs failure to thoroughly investigate officer-involved shootings created in the department an expectation…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Jett v. Dallas Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Leslie Wayne Yohey v. James A. Collins, Director Department of Criminal Justice Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Piotrowski v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by174 opinions
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