SAPPINGTON v. BARTEE

No. 98-41549.

195 F.3d 234 (1999)

Richard Lee SAPPINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alex BARTEE, Etc., et al., Defendants, Ruben Garcia, Cuero City Police Officer, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Philip Sapire, Smyser, Kaplan & Veselka, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Charles Straith Frigerio, Hector X. Saenz, Law Offices of Charles S. Frigerio, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before DAVIS and JONES, Circuit Judges, and LEMELLE, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Ruben Garcia brings this interlocutory appeal of the denial of his motion for summary judgment. We agree with him that the summary judgment record establishes his entitlement to qualified immunity, and accordingly reverse and render judgment in his favor.

Appellee Richard Sappington brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Garcia and others had violated his constitutional rights in the course of their treatment of him on or...

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