SALAZAR v. MOLINA

No. 20-40334.

37 F.4th 278 (2022)

Juan Carlos SALAZAR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Rene MOLINA, Deputy, Zapata County Sheriff's Office, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED June 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Nolan Nightingale , Wheeler, Trigg & O'Donnell, L.L.P., Denver, CO, Joseph Anthony Bramanti , Houston, TX, Chad Flores, Esq. , Alex Benjamin Roberts , Hannah Roblyer , Attorney, Beck Redden, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jason Eric Magee , Allison, Bass & Magee, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Smith, Elrod, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.


Juan Salazar led police on a high-speed chase through a residential neighborhood. After Salazar stopped his vehicle, a sheriff's deputy tased and handcuffed him. Salazar sued the deputy, arguing that the tasing violated his Fourth Amendment rights. At summary judgment, the district court denied qualified immunity...

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