Legal Opinion
Brown v. Lyford
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 21, 2001No. 99-41297PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court granting summary judgment to various defendants in a section 1983 lawsuit. This suit arose from an aborted criminal investigation of child abuse and murder, presenting claims against arresting officials including malicious prosecution and false arrest. We hold that the officer defendants were entitled to qualified immunity, and that none was a policymaking official for the county defendant. We AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Moore v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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