GARZA v. BRIONES

No. 18-40982.

943 F.3d 740 (2019)

Tomas GARZA, Administrator of the Estate of Ramona Reyna Rodriguez De Garza, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Fidencio BRIONES; Emmanuel Diaz; Walter Gonzalez; Eduardo Guajardo, III; Christopher Martinez; Santiago Martinez, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED November 25, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Eduardo Pena , Law Offices of J. Eduardo Pena, Laredo, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Albert Lopez, Esq. , Law Offices of Albert Lopez, San Antonio, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before OWEN, Chief Judge, JONES and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


Fidencio Briones, Emmanuel Diaz, Walter Gonzalez, Eduardo Guajardo, Christopher Martinez, and Santiago Martinez—all officers of the Laredo Police Department—fired shots in an incident in which Jose Garza ("Garza") was killed. His administrator sued them under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging, inter...

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