MURRAY v. EARLE

No. 03-51379.

405 F.3d 278 (2005)

LaCresha MURRAY, et al., Plaintiffs, LaCresha Murray, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronnie EARLE, etc.; et al., Defendants, Dayna Blazey, Individually and as an Assistant District Attorney of Travis County, Texas; Stephanie Emmons, Individually and as an Assistant District Attorney of Travis County, Texas; Angela McGown, Individually and as Supervisor of the Travis County Child Protective Services; Hector Reveles, Individually and as a Detective of the Austin Police Department; Ernest Pedraza, Individually and as a Detective of the Austin Police Department; Albert Eells, Individually and as a Detective of the Austin Police Department, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 31, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank P. Hernandez (argued), Law Office of Frank P. Hernandez, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Elaine Agnes Casas (argued), Marion Ann Damen, Austin, TX, for Dayna Blazey and Stephanie Emmons.

Frederick A. Hawkins, Asst. City Atty. (argued), City of Austin, Law Dept., Austin, TX, for Angela McGown, Hector Reveles, Ernest Pedraza and Albert Eells.

Before WIENER and PRADO, Circuit Judges, and KINKEADE, District Judge.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants Dayna Blazey, Stephanie Emmons, Hector Reveles, Angela McGown, Ernest Pedraza and Albert Eells appeal the district court's denial of their motion for summary judgment on the grounds of immunity under federal and state law. They contend on appeal that they should not be held liable for coercing a confession from the minor plaintiff-appellee, LaCresha Murray, which ultimately led to her later-reversed conviction (and lengthy...

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