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CONVERSE v. CITY OF KEMAH, TEXAS

No. 17-41234.

961 F.3d 771 (2020)

Ronald Lee CONVERSE, Individually and as next friend of Chad Ernest Lee Silvis, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant Sara Monroe, as next friend B. S., a minor, Intervenor-Appellant v. CITY OF KEMAH, TEXAS; Officer Ruben Kimball; Anna Marie Whelan; Daniel Kirby; Greg Rikard; Marcus Way; Officer James Melton, Defendants-Appellees. Sara Monroe, as Next Friend of B.S., a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellant v. City of Kemah Police Department; Officer James Melton; Officer Ruben Kimball; Officer Marcus Way; Anna Marie Whelan, Dispatcher; Officer Daniel Kirby; Chief Greg Rikard, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED June 12, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall Lee Kallinen, Esq. , Law Office of Randall L. Kallinen, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, Susan J. Clouthier , Clouthier Law, P.L.L.C., The Woodlands, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William S. Helfand , Norman Ray Giles , Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Daniel Kirby, Pro Se.

Before STEWART, DENNIS, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.

Family members of Chad Ernest Lee Silvis (Plaintiffs) sued officers of the City of Kemah Police Department (Defendants)1 after Silvis committed suicide in a jail cell by hanging himself with a blanket that one of the officers gave him. Plaintiffs alleged, inter alia, that the officers...

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