Legal Opinion
Lytle v. Bexar County, Tex.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2009No. 08-50217PublishedCited by 254 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRADO, Circuit Judge:
Bexar County Sheriffs Deputy Robert O’Donnell (“O’Donnell”) fired his sidearm at the rear of a vehicle, striking and killing fifteen-year-old passenger Heather Lytle. Heather Lytle’s father, Ernest Lytle (“Ly-tle”), brought suit individually and on behalf of his daughter’s estate against Bexar County, the Bexar County’s Sheriffs Office, and O’Donnell, alleging violations of Heather Lytle’s civil rights. O’Donnell moved to dismiss the suit against him on the basis of qualified immunity. The district court denied this motion, and O’Donnell now brings this interlocutory…
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