CATHEY v. GUENTHER

No. 94-50368 Summary Calendar.

47 F.3d 162 (1995)

Dottie CATHEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis GUENTHER, et al., Defendants, Lance Van Horn, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane C. Van Helden, Barish & Van Helden, Austin, TX, for appellant.

Dottie Cathey, Marble Falls, TX, pro se.

Before JONES, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from the district court's denial of qualified immunity to police chief Van Horn of Granite Shoals, Texas. The court's interlocutory order on that point of law does not, however, reflect the real significance of this case. The facts before us illustrate a common misperception that the United States Constitution offers a remedy for every conceivable controversy between a citizen and government officials.

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