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MORRIS v. COPELAND

No. 13-95-168-CV.

944 S.W.2d 696 (1997)

Robert Scott MORRIS and Myra K. Morris, Appellants, v. Harlon COPELAND, Sheriff of Bexar County and Bexar County, Jointly and Severally, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

March 20, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosalie M. Lopez, Tuscon, AZ, for appellants.

David T. Bright, Sorrell, Anderson, Lehrman, Wanner & Thomas, Corpus Christi, Mark S. Kloster, Bexar County District Attorney's Office, San Antonio, for appellees.

Before DORSEY, FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr. and RODRIGUEZ, JJ.

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment to Bexar County and its sheriff, Harlon Copeland. Robert Scott Morris and his wife sued Bexar County and Copeland, in his official capacity as Bexar County Sheriff, asserting state-law claims and claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. These claims related to Morris' arrest and imprisonment based upon an indictment and capias...

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