Legal Opinion
Hathaway v. Bazany
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 1, 2007No. 06-50602PublishedCited by 373 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises questions of excessive force under the Fourth Amendment involving the shooting death of a teenage driver by a policeman who was struck by the car as it sped away after a traffic stop. Harry and Erica Hathaway, parents of the teenager, appeal the summary judgment granting police officer Steven Bazany qualified immunity. The Hathaways also appeal the district court’s exclusion of expert witness evidence offered in reply to Baza-ny’s summary judgment motion. We hold that the exclusion of evidence was justified and that Bazany, facing a grave…
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