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TREVINO v. CITY OF FT. WORTH

No. 19-10414.

944 F.3d 567 (2019)

Robby Joe TREVINO, Individually, and as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Alisha Trevino, as next friend of A. N., a minor; Laurie Dale Reed, Individually, and as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Alisha Trevino, as next friend of A. N., a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF FORT WORTH; Fort Worth Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED December 10, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Wise , Langford Wise & Farahmand, P.L.L.C., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Lynn Winter , Laetitia Coleman Brown , Attorney, City Attorney's Office for the City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellee City of Fort Worth.

Before OWEN, Chief Judge, and SOUTHWICK and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.

This case arises out of the death of Alisha Trevino, who died from a self-administered overdose of illegal drugs while in police custody. Following Trevino's death, members of her family (Plaintiffs) filed suit against the City of Fort Worth (the City) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted the City's motion to dismiss and...

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