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RUSSELL v. RICHARDSON

No. 17-2255.

905 F.3d 239 (2018)

Jamila RUSSELL; L.T. v. Superior Court Marshal Christopher RICHARDSON, in his Individual and Official Capacity; Government of the Virgin Islands; Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, Superior Court Marshal Christopher Richardson, in his individual and official capacity, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: September 25, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon C. Rhea, Esq. [Argued], Richardson Patrick Westbrook & Brickman, 1037 Chuck Dawley Boulevard, Building A, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464, Yvette D. Ross-Edwards, I, Esq. , Law Office of Yvette Ross-Edwards, 429 King Street, Suite 8, Frederiksted, VI 00840, Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellees Jamila Russell and L.T.

Paul L. Gimenez, Esq. [Argued], Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, Office of General Counsel, P.O. Box 70, St. Thomas, VI 00804, Counsel for Defendant-Appellant Superior Court of the Virgin Islands and Christopher Richardson.

Ian S.A. Clement, Esq. , Su-Layne U. Walker, Esq. , Office of Attorney General of Virgin Islands, Department of Justice, 34-38 Kronprindsens Gade, GERS Complex, 2nd Floor, St. Thomas, VI 00802, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee Government of the Virgin Islands.

Before: KRAUSE, ROTH, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

In this tragic case, after Appellee Jamila Russell enlisted the help of the Virgin Islands Superior Court and its Court Marshals with her truant teenage son, L.T., Deputy Marshal Chris Richardson allegedly shot him at his home, unarmed and mostly undressed, rendering him a quadriplegic. Russell...

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