Cutler v. Stephen F. Austin State University, et al No. 13-40685 (5th Circ. September 15, 2014) This is a First Amendment, employment retaliation case where the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity of University officials. Cutler
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Duarte v. City of Lewisville, Texas No. 13-40806 (5th Circuit, July 22, 2014). This is a constitutional deprivation challenge brought by a registered sex offender and his wife and children challenging a City of Lewisville ordinance prohibiting them from living in an
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Kitchen v. Dallas County, Texas, et al, No. 13-10545 (5th Cir. July 17, 2014) This is an excessive force case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed a summary judgment dismissing several detention officers and County after the
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Delores Escobar, Individually, as Representative of the Estate of Luis Manuel Escobar, and as Next Friend of Luis Alberto Escobar, a Minor v. Harris County, Texas and Eric Goodney, Cause No. 01-12-00391-CV (Tex. App.- Houston [1st District] July 31, 2014) This is
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Hernandez v. United States No. 11-50792 c/w Nos. 12-50217 & 12-50301(5th Cir. June 30, 2014). This is a Fourth and Fifth Amendment U.S. Constitutional case where the 5th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the United States and supervisors but reversed as to
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Doe v. Robertson, No. 13-50459 (5th Cir. May 6, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in a qualified immunity case. It arises from allegations by several female immigrants under 42 U.S.C. §1983 (5th and 8th Amendment claims) that they were sexually assaulted
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Tolan v. Cotton No. 13-551 (U.S. May 5, 2014,) This is a police officer qualified immunity case where the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the 5th Circuit’s grant of qualified immunity. Officer Cotton fired three bullets at Tolan puncturing his right lung. Tolan
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Town of Greece v. Galloway, 12-696 (U.S. May 5, 2014) This is a First Amendment/Establishment Clause case where citizens challenged the Town’s use of a particular prayer at council meetings. The trial court dismissed the claims, but the 2nd Circuit reversed. The
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Zapata v. Melson No. 13-40762 (5th Cir., April 18, 2014). This is an interlocutoray Bivens qualified immunity appeal where the family of a deceased immigration agent and a surviving agent brought suit after being ambushed by drug cartel in Mexico using weapons
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Harris v. Serpas No. 13-30337 (5th Cir. March 12, 2014) This is an excessive force case where the 5th Circuit affirmed a trial courts grant of summary judgment of 5 police officers on the basis of qualified immunity. The police officers arrived at
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