Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Villanueva
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 11, 2019No. 17-50937PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DON R. WILLETT, Circuit Judge:
This qualified-immunity appeal arises from a political feud in Karnes County, Texas, ground zero for the Eagle Ford Shale oil boom. Squabbling, both personal and political, among county officials and activists led to Kyle Shaw's arrest. Shaw sued, claiming that County Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva and Chief Deputy Sheriff Robert Ebrom, among others, had conspired to violate his civil rights.
The issue is simply stated: Did the district court err in denying qualified immunity to Villanueva and Ebrom? We answer yes given the bare-bones nature of Shaw's allegations. The…
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