WESTFALL v. LUNA

No. 16-11234, Consolidated with 16-11708.

903 F.3d 534 (2018)

Constance WESTFALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jose LUNA, Southlake Police Department Officer, in his Individual Capacity; Nathaniel Anderson, Southlake Police Department Officer, in his Individual Capacity; Venessa Trevino, Southlake Police Department Officer, in her Individual Capacity; Chris Melton, Southlake Police Department Officer, in his Individual Capacity; Thomas Roberson, Southlake Police Department Officer, in his Individual Capacity; City of Southlake, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 13, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Constance Elaine Westfall , Clark Hill Strasburger, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

William Wayne Krueger, III, Esq. , Christopher Michael Lowry , McKamie Krueger, L.L.P., Richardson, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KING, ELROD, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


Police officers arrived at Constance Westfall's home at 2:00 a.m. to investigate allegations made against her son of trespass into a neighbor's home. What could have been a simple inquiry quickly escalated, resulting in one officer entering Westfall's home, two officers forcing and holding her to the ground, and Westfall's arrest for interfering...

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