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HICKS-FIELDS v. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

No. 16-20003.

860 F.3d 803 (2017)

Marie A. HICKS-FIELDS, individually and as representative of the estate of Norman F. Hicks, Sr., Deceased; Evangeline E. Campbell, individually and as representative of the estate of Norman F. Hicks, Sr., Deceased; Jason Hicks, individually and as representative of the estate of Norman F. Hicks, Sr., Deceased; Norman F. Hicks, Jr., individually and as representative of the estate of Norman F. Hicks, Sr., Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED June 26, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marion M. Reilly , Rudy O. Gonzales, Jr. , Robert C. Hilliard, Esq. , John B. Martinez , Hilliard Munoz Gonzales, L.L.P., Corpus Christi, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Lisa Rice Hulsey , Keith Adams Toler, Esq. , Assistant County Attorneys, County Attorney's Office for the County of Harris, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, ELROD, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

While being temporarily segregated in an attorney visitation booth, Norman F. Hicks, Sr., punched Harris County Detention Officer Christopher Pool in the face, prompting a responsive punch from Pool. As Hicks fell down, he struck his head on a concrete ledge in the booth. There were two other officers on the...

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