Brandon v. Harris County

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT December 04, 2020 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS David J. Bradley, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION LEANDRA BRANDON, § § Plaintiff, § § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. H-20-2300 § HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, § et al., § § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In an early morning in April 2020, Harris County Deputy Valen Broadhead approached Leandra Brandon as she sat in her car at a gas station. The parties dispute what happened next. Broadhead asserts that she suspected Brandon to be intoxicated and that Brandon refused Broadhead’s direction to get out of the…