Legal Opinion
Mason v. Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 2015No. 14-30021PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:
Officer Martin Faul fatally shot Qua-maine Mason while responding to a reported armed robbery. Mr. Mason’s parents, Brenda and Billy Mason (together, the Masons), sued Faul asserting Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment violations. The Masons also brought Monell1 claims against Faul’s employer, Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government (Lafayette), and James Craft, Lafayette’s Chief of Police. The complaint also included claims against all three defendants under Louisiana state law. Faul raised the defense of qualified immunity. The district…
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