SAMPLES v. VADZEMNIEKS

No. 17-20350.

900 F.3d 655 (2018)

Gregory Todd SAMPLES, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Deputy Jeffrey VADZEMNIEKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed August 17, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. McQuage , Law Offices of Ray Schindler, Conroe, TX, Thomas W. McQuage , Galveston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Victoria Lynn Jimenez, Esq. , County Attorney's Office for the County of Harris, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


Today we review a denial of a law officer's motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity on a claim of excessive force in a tasing. We reverse the denial of summary judgment to the law officer and render judgment to him.

I.

On January 29, 2014, Deputy Frederick McGregor...

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