Angela Orr v. Eric Copeland

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

In this qualified immunity case, the question on appeal is whether the district court erred in holding that—in the absence of video evidence—eyewitness testimony should not be considered for summary judgment purposes until subject to cross examination. Because we conclude that it did, we REVERSE.

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On April 5, 2012, at approximately 6:30 p.m., pólice officer Eric Copeland of the Austin Police Department stationed his patrol car near-an intersection ■ in a high crime neighborhood. He parked his car in a way that blocked his view of the street, so he could hear…