Legal Opinion
County of El Paso v. Dorado
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided January 11, 2006No. 08-03-00421-CVPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD BARAJAS, Chief Justice.
On the Court’s own motion, we withdraw our opinion and judgment dated September 15, 2005 and substitute the following.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict rendering judgment against the County of El Paso under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 arising from the death of Eduardo Miranda while he was incarcerated in the El Paso County jail. Appellant filed a motion for new trial which was overruled by operation of law. For the reasons stated, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and render judgment in favor of Appellant.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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3Cited by33 opinions
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