ESCOBAR v. MONTEE

No. 17-10467.

895 F.3d 387 (2018)

Israel ESCOBAR, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. Lance MONTEE, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed July 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoff J. Henley, I, Esq. , Robert Lane Addison , Henley & Henley, P.C., Suite 700, 3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas, TX 75219, for Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

James Thomas Jeffrey, Jr., Esq. , Law Offices of Jim Jeffrey, 3200 W. Arkanas Lane, Arlington, TX 76016, for Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


Israel Escobar assaulted his wife and fled from the police with a knife. While chasing him, the police were informed — by Escobar's mother — that they would have to kill him to get him. The police eventually found Escobar in a backyard and released a dog to capture and hold him. Escobar was bitten by...

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