GARZA v. CITY OF DONNA

No. 18-40044.

922 F.3d 626 (2019)

Jose Luis GARZA, individually and as Representatives of The Estate of Jose Luis Garza, Jr., Deceased; Veronica Garza, individually and as Representatives of The Estate of Jose Luis Garza, Jr., Deceased; Cynthia Lopez, As Next Friend of Jose Ruben Garza, Minor Son, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. CITY OF DONNA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed April 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel Guerra, III , Guerra Law Firm, P.C., McAllen, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

J. Arnold Aguilar , Aguilar & Zabarte, L.L.C., Brownsville, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


On February 19, 2016, in a detention facility operated by the Donna Police Department in Donna, Texas, Jose Luis Garza died by suicide. His estate and survivors brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a lone defendant, the City of Donna, alleging violations of the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process...

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