Legal Opinion
Richard Rockwell v. City of Garland, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 15, 2011No. 10-11053PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRADO, Circuit Judge:
On February 14, 2006, six police officers from the Garland, Texas police department breached the locked door to the private bedroom of Richard and Cindy Rockwell’s 27-year-old son, Scott, to arrest him for threatening his mother. Scott attacked the officers with two knives, and in the ensuing melee, the officers shot and killed him. The Rockwells sued the officers for excessive force, assault and battery, and unlawful entry. The district court granted summary judgment to the officers on the basis of qualified immunity and state-law official immunity. The Rockwells…
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