CASS v. CITY OF ABILENE

No. 14-11134.

814 F.3d 721 (2016)

Tammy CASS, Individually, and as Executor of the Estate of Marcus Cass, Deceased; Matthew Cass; Jerry Cass; Kyle Cass; Nathan Cass, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF ABILENE; Chief Of Police Stan Standridge; Chris Smith, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 24, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad Wilson Dunn, Esq. (argued), Brazil & Dunn, Houston, TX, Richard Alan Grigg , Attorney, Spivey & Grigg, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Kelley Kemper Messer, Esq. (argued), Assistant City Attorney, Stanley Earl Smith, Esq. , City Attorney's Office, Abilene, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before DAVIS, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


Officer Chris Smith, a detective with the Abilene Police Department (APD), fatally shot Marcus Cass during the execution of a warrant to collect certain business records of Abilene Gold Exchange, where Cass worked. Cass's surviving family members (Appellants) sued the City of Abilene, along with Smith and Chief of Police Stan Standridge in...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases