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PRATT v. HARRIS COUNTY, TEX.

No. 15-20080.

822 F.3d 174 (2016)

Erony PRATT, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Wayne Pratt, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant v. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; Adrian Garcia, Harris County Sheriff; Michael Medina, Deputy; Vincent Lopez, Deputy; Tarzis Lobos, Deputy; Brian Goldstein, Deputy; Tommy Wilks, Jr., Deputy; Francisco Salazar, Deputy; B.J. Auzene, Deputy; R. DeAlejandro, Jr., Deputy; R.M. Goerlitz, Deputy; E.M. Jones, Sergeant; M. Coker, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 3, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Hutchison (argued), Hutchison & Stoy, P.L.L.C., Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lisa Rice Hulsey , Assistant County Attorney, Mary E. Baker (argued), County Attorney's Office for the County of Harris, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JOLLY, HAYNES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Erony Pratt, the mother of the deceased, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit alleging that officers of the Harris County Sheriff's Department ("HCSD"), in Harris County, Texas, caused her son's death by using excessive force in restraining him during his arrest. Furthermore, she asserted, under Monell v. New...

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