George Alvarez v. City of Brownsville
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A. Factual Background
1. The Incident Between Alvarez and Officer Arias at the Jail
On November 27, 2005, Alvarez, a then-seventeen year old ninth grade special education *386 student, was arrested by the Brownsville Police Department and taken to a detention center in Brownsville, Texas on suspicion of public intoxication and burglary of a motor vehicle. After being placed in one of the holding cells, Alvarez attempted to use a telephone located in the cell. Initially, Alvarez was able to place a call but the phone eventually stopped working. Alvarez…
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