ORR v. COPELAND

No. 16-50023.

844 F.3d 484 (2016)

Angela ORR, heir to Ahmede Jabbar Bradley; Monteria Brown, heir to Ahmede Jabbar Bradley; Tashika Wright, as next friend of minor Z.B.; Neachole Veal, as next friend of minor Z.B., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Officer Eric COPELAND, Defendant-Appellant

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 22, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bobby R. Taylor , Law Offices of Bobby R. Taylor, P.C., Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Christopher Coppola , Attorney, City of Austin, Law Department, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CLEMENT, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


In this qualified immunity case, the question on appeal is whether the district court erred in holding that — in the absence of video evidence — eyewitness testimony should not be considered for summary judgment purposes until subject to cross examination. Because we conclude that it did, we REVERSE...

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