Beltran v. City of El Paso
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from a father’s murder of his wife and fifteen-year old daughter. The girl’s grandmother filed this damage action against the City of El Paso and the 911 operator who allegedly mishandled the victim’s initial emergency call. The district court perfunctorily denied the 911 operator’s motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds, and the 911 operator now appeals. Because the appellee failed to state a violation of clearly established equal protection or due process rights against the 911 operator, we reverse and remand for entry of…
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