MELTON v. PHILLIPS

No. 15-10604.

837 F.3d 502 (2016)

Michael David MELTON, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Kelly D. PHILLIPS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed September 14, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Andrew Duff , Law Office of Jason Duff, Greenville, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert Scott Davis, Esq. , Flowers Davis , P.L.L.C., Tyler, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before DENNIS, ELROD, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


The plaintiff, Michael David Melton, spent sixteen days in county jail in connection with an assault he did not commit. The only thing that linked him to this assault was the fact that he has the same first and last name as the person identified by the victim as the actual...

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